cytosolic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the cytosol.

OriginEnglish cytosol ← Middle English solucioun ← Old French solucion →
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Meanings

adjectivecytosolic (comparative more cytosolic, superlative most cytosolic)

comparative more cytosolic · superlative most cytosolic

  1. Of or pertaining to the cytosol.

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
  17. Englishcytosolic

From cytosol + -ic.

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Translations

French cytosolique
  • cytosoliqueof or pertaining to the cytosol
Italian citosolico
  • citosolicoof or pertaining to the cytosol
Portuguese citosólico
  • citosólicoof or pertaining to the cytosol
Spanish citosólico
  • citosólicoof or pertaining to the cytosol
Swedish cytosolisk
  • cytosoliskof or pertaining to the cytosol
Cite this entry
APA

cytosolic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytosolic

MLA

“cytosolic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytosolic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytosolic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytosolic.

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