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HYALOPLASM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Synonyms:
ground substance; hyaloplasm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hyaloplasm" is a kind of...):
cytol; cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)
Derivation:
hyaloplasmic (of or relating to hyaloplasm)