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endoplasm
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en·do·plasm  (nd-plzm)
n.
A central, less viscous portion of the cytoplasm that is distinguishable in certain cells, especially motile cells.
endo·plasmic adj.
endoplasm [ˈɛndəʊˌplæzəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Cytology the inner cytoplasm in some cells, esp protozoa, which is more granular and fluid than the outer cytoplasm (see ectoplasm (sense 1))
endoplasmic  adj
endoplasm
the inner part of the cytoplasm of a cell. Cf. ectoplasm. — endoplasmic, adj.
See also: Cells
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Noun1.endoplasmendoplasm - the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
cytol, cytoplasm - the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism


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