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cytoplasmic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /saɪtə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æzmɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: S AY2 T AH0 P L AE1 Z M IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to cytoplasm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cytoplasmatic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cytoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cytoplasmic From cytoplasm + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: citoplasmàtic — of or pertaining to cytoplasm
  • Czech: cytoplasmatický — of or pertaining to cytoplasm
  • French: cytoplasmique — of or pertaining to cytoplasm
  • Greek: κυτταροπλασματικός (kyttaroplasmatikós) — of or pertaining to cytoplasm
  • Italian: citoplasmatico — of or pertaining to cytoplasm
  • Polish: cytoplazmatyczny — of or pertaining to cytoplasm
  • Romanian: citoplasmic — of or pertaining to cytoplasm
  • Spanish: citoplasmático — of or pertaining to cytoplasm
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