Meanings
nouncytoplasm (usually uncountable, plural cytoplasms)
plural cytoplasms · alternative archaic cytioplasm
- uncountableusuallybiologyThe contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Similar
Broader
protoplasmliving substance
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GermanZytoplasma
- Englishcytoplasm
Borrowed from German Zytoplasma, Cytoplasma. Equivalent to cyto- (“cell”) + -plasm (“contents of a cell”).
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian цитопла́зма
- цитопла́зма (citoplázma)contents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Catalan citoplasma
- citoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Chinese Mandarin 細胞質 /细胞质
- 細胞質 /细胞质 (xìbāozhì)contents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Czech cytoplazma
- cytoplazmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Dutch cytoplasma
- cytoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Esperanto citoplasmo, ĉelplasmo
- citoplasmocontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
- ĉelplasmocontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Finnish solulima, sytoplasma
- solulimacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
- sytoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
French cytoplasme
- cytoplasmecontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
German Zytoplasma
- Zytoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Greek κυτταρόπλασμα
- κυτταρόπλασμα (kyttaróplasma)contents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Hungarian citoplazma
- citoplazmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Icelandic umfrymi
- umfrymicontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Indonesian sitoplasma
- sitoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Italian citoplasma
- citoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Japanese 細胞質
- 細胞質 (saibōshitsu)contents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Korean 세포질
- 세포질 (sepojil)contents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Māori waitepe
- waitepecontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Polish cytoplazma
- cytoplazmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Portuguese citoplasma
- citoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Romanian citoplasmă
- citoplasmăcontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Russian цитопла́зма
- цитопла́зма (citoplázma)contents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Spanish citoplasma
- citoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Swedish cytoplasma
- cytoplasmacontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Tagalog silidkaphay
- silidkaphaycontents of a cell excluding the nucleus
Cite this entry
APA
cytoplasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoplasm
MLA
“cytoplasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoplasm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytoplasm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoplasm.
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