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GROUND SUBSTANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ground substance" is a kind of...):
cytol; cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
Synonyms:
ground substance; intercellular substance; matrix
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("ground substance" is a kind of...):
body substance (the substance of the body)
Holonyms ("ground substance" is a part of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)
cartilage; gristle (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)
