deutoplasm
[ doo-tuh-plaz-uhm, dyoo- ]
nounEmbryology.
the reserve nutritive material, as a yolk granule, in the ovarian cytoplasm.
Origin of deutoplasm
1Other words from deutoplasm
- deu·to·plas·mic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for deutoplasm
deutoplasm
deuteroplasm (ˈdjuːtərəʊˌplæzəm)
/ (ˈdjuːtəˌplæzəm) /
noun
rare nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
Derived forms of deutoplasm
- deutoplasmic or deutoplastic, adjective
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