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nucleoplasm

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nu⋅cle⋅o⋅plasm

  [noo-klee-uh-plaz-uhm, nyoo-]
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–noun Cell Biology.
the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
Also called karyoplasm.

Origin:
1885–90; nucleo- + -plasm

Related forms:
nu⋅cle⋅o⋅plas⋅mic, nu⋅cle⋅o⋅plas⋅mat⋅ic  [noo-klee-oh-plaz-mat-ik, nyoo-] , adjective
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nu·cle·o·plasm   (nōō'klē-ə-plāz'əm, nyōō'-)   
n.  The protoplasm of a cell nucleus. Also called karyoplasm.
nu'cle·o·plas'mic, nu'cle·o·plas·mat'ic (-ō-plāz-māt'ĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nu·cleo·plasm
Pronunciation: 'n(y)ü-klE-&-"plaz-&m
Function: noun
: the protoplasm of a nucleus; especially : NUCLEAR SAP —nu·cleo·plas·mat·ic /"n(y)ü-klE-O-"plaz-'mat-ik/ or nu·cleo·plas·mic /-klE-&-'plaz-mik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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nucleoplasm nu·cle·o·plasm (n&oomacr;'klē-ə-plāz'əm, ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
Protoplasm of a cell nucleus. Also called karyoplasm.

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