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nounthe substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
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- platelet tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
- plasm the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
- cytoplasm the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
- cytol the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
- karyoplasm the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
- thrombocyte tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
- germ plasm the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
- nucleoplasm the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
- acanthocyte an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
- slime mold a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists