deutoplasm

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noun

The food matter located in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.

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Meanings

noundeutoplasm (usually uncountable, plural deutoplasms)

plural deutoplasms

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe food matter located in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deuteroplasm

Origin

From deuto- + -plasm.

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APA

deutoplasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deutoplasm

MLA

“deutoplasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deutoplasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deutoplasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deutoplasm.

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