Nucleoplasm


[noo-klee-uh-plaz-uh m, nyoo-] /ˈnu kli əˌplæz əm, ˈnyu-/

noun, Cell Biology.
1.
the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
/ˈnjuːklɪəˌplæzəm/
noun
1.
the protoplasm in the nucleus of a plant or animal cell that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleolus Also called karyoplasm

nucleoplasm nu·cle·o·plasm (nōō’klē-ə-plāz’əm, nyōō’-)
n.
Protoplasm of a cell nucleus. Also called karyoplasm.
nucleoplasm
(n’klē-ə-plāz’əm)
The jellylike material within a cell nucleus, containing the nucleolus and chromatin. See more at nucleus.

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