nucleoplasm

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noun

The protoplasm of a cell nucleus

Similar
karyoplasmkytoplasma
OriginEnglish plasm ← Latin nucleu ← Proto-Italic *knuks →
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Meanings

nounnucleoplasm (plural nucleoplasms)

plural nucleoplasms

  1. The protoplasm of a cell nucleus

    Synonyms: karyoplasm, kytoplasma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe protoplasm of a cell nucleus

Similar
karyoplasmkytoplasma

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell

Similar
karyoplasm
Broader
protoplasmliving substance
Also see
karyoplasmkytoplasma

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*knuks
  2. Latinnux
  3. Latinnucleu
  4. Englishnucleus
  5. Englishnucleo-
  6. Englishplasm
  7. Englishnucleoplasm

From nucleo- + plasm.

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Translations

Icelandic kjarnasafi, kjarnafrymi
  • kjarnasafiprotoplasm of a cell nucleus
  • kjarnafrymiprotoplasm of a cell nucleus
Tagalog butudkaphay
  • butudkaphayprotoplasm of a cell nucleus
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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