cytoplast


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cy·to·plast

 (sī′tə-plăst′)
n.
The intact cytoplasm of a single cell.

cy′to·plas′tic (-plăs′tĭk) adj.
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cytoplast

(ˈsaɪtəʊˌplɑːst; -ˌplæst)
n
(Microbiology) the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
cytoplastic adj
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cy•to•plast

(ˈsaɪ təˌplæst)

n.
the intact cytoplasmic content of a cell.
[1890–95]
cy`to•plas′tic, adj.
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Noun1.cytoplast - the intact cytoplasmic content of a cell
cytol, cytoplasm - the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
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