cytosol

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noun

The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.

Similar
groundplasmparamitome
OriginEnglish sol ← Middle English solucioun ← Old French solucion →
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Meanings

nouncytosol (plural cytosols)

plural cytosols

  1. biologyThe aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.

    Synonyms: groundplasm, paramitome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.

Similar
groundplasmparamitome
Also see
groundplasmparamitome

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
  4. Latinse-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*luh₁éti
  7. Proto-Italic[Term?]
  8. Latinluō
  9. Latinsolvō
  10. Latinsolūtiō
  11. Latinsolūtiōnem
  12. Old Frenchsolucion
  13. Middle Englishsolucioun
  14. Englishsolution
  15. Englishsol
  16. Englishcytosol

From cyto- + sol.

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Translations

Arabic عصارة خلوية, عصارة الخلية
  • عصارة خلويةthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
  • عصارة الخليةthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Bulgarian цитозо́л
  • цитозо́л (citozól)the solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Catalan citosol
  • citosolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Dutch cytosol
  • cytosolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Esperanto citosolo
  • citosolothe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Finnish sytosoli
  • sytosolithe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
French cytosol, hyaloplasme
  • cytosolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
  • hyaloplasmethe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
German Cytosol
  • Cytosolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Italian citosol
  • citosolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Japanese 細胞質基質, 細胞質ゾル
  • 細胞質基質 (saibōshitsukishitsu)the solution of a cell's cytoplasm
  • 細胞質ゾル (saibōshitsu-zoru)the solution of a cell's cytoplasm
  • シトソル (shitosoru)the solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Korean 시토졸
  • 시토졸 (sitojol)the solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Polish cytozol
  • cytozolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Portuguese hialoplasma, citosol
  • hialoplasmathe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
  • citosolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Spanish citosol
  • citosolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Swedish cytosol
  • cytosolthe solution of a cell's cytoplasm
Cite this entry
APA

cytosol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytosol

MLA

“cytosol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytosol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytosol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytosol.

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