cytosol

[ sahy-tuh-sawl, -sol ]
/ ˈsaɪ təˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /

noun Cell Biology.

the water-soluble components of cell cytoplasm, constituting the fluid portion that remains after removal of the organelles and other intracellular structures.

Origin of cytosol

1965–70; cyto- + sol(ution), on the model of hydrosol, etc.

OTHER WORDS FROM cytosol

cy·to·sol·ic [sahy-tuh-sol-ik] /ˌsaɪ təˈsɒl ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby cytosol

cytosine arabinoside, cytosine ribonucleoside, cytosis, cytoskeleton, cytosmear, cytosol, cytosome, cytost, cytostasis, cytostatic, cytostome

British Dictionary definitions for cytosol

cytosol
/ (ˈsaɪtəʊˌsɒl) /

noun

the solution of proteins and metabolites inside a biological cell, in which the organelles are suspended

Medical definitions for cytosol

cytosol
[ sī′tə-sôl′ ]

n.

The fluid component of cytoplasm, excluding organelles and the insoluble, usually suspended, cytoplasmic components.

Scientific definitions for cytosol

cytosol
[ sī′tə-sôl′, -sŏl′ ]

The fluid component of cytoplasm, containing the insoluble, suspended cytoplasmic components. In prokaryotes, all chemical reactions take place in the cytosol. In eukaryotes, the cytosol surrounds the organelles.