ground substance

noun

An amorphous gel-like substance in the extracellular space of animals, containing all components of the extracellular matrix except for fibrous materials such as collagen and elastin.

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matrixintercellular substancehyaloplasm
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Meanings

nounground substance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn amorphous gel-like substance in the extracellular space of animals, containing all components of the extracellular matrix except for fibrous materials such as collagen and elastin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe body substance in which tissue cells are embedded

Similar
matrixintercellular substance
Broader
body substance

nounthe clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell

Similar
hyaloplasm
Broader
cytoplasmcytol
Also see
hyaloplasmmatrix

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

ground substance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20substance

MLA

“ground substance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20substance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground substance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20substance.

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