Etymology

nucleocytoplasmic

Today it means: Relating to nucleocytoplasm Full definition →

English cytoplasmic ← Latin nucleu ← Proto-Italic *knuks
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  1. Proto-Italic*knuks
  2. Latinnux
  3. Latinnucleu
  4. Englishnucleus
  5. Englishnucleo-
  6. Englishcytoplasmic
  7. English todaynucleocytoplasmic

From nucleo- + cytoplasmic.

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