adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/saɪtə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/
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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
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