nucleoplasm

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

noun Cell Biology.

the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
Also called karyoplasm.

Origin of nucleoplasm

First recorded in 1885–90; nucleo- + -plasm

OTHER WORDS FROM nucleoplasm

nu·cle·o·plas·mic, nu·cle·o·plas·mat·ic [noo-klee-oh-plaz-mat-ik, nyoo-] /ˌnu kli oʊ plæzˈmæt ɪk, ˌnyu-/, adjective

Words nearby nucleoplasm

nucleon number, nucleonics, nucleopetal, nucleophile, nucleophilic, nucleoplasm, nucleoprotein, nucleorrhexis, nucleosidase, nucleoside, nucleoside analogue

Example sentences from the Web for nucleoplasm

  • It comprises the cell-protoplasm and a nucleus imbedded in it whose substance is known as the nucleoplasm.

    Sex |Henry Stanton

British Dictionary definitions for nucleoplasm

nucleoplasm
/ (ˈnjuːklɪəˌplæzəm) /

noun

the protoplasm in the nucleus of a plant or animal cell that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleolus Also called: karyoplasm

Derived forms of nucleoplasm

nucleoplasmic or nucleoplasmatic, adjective

Medical definitions for nucleoplasm

nucleoplasm
[ nōō′klē-ə-plăz′əm ]

n.

Protoplasm of a cell nucleus. karyoplasm

Scientific definitions for nucleoplasm

nucleoplasm
[ nōō′klē-ə-plăz′əm ]

The jellylike material within a cell nucleus, containing the nucleolus and chromatin. See more at nucleus.