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nucleocytoplasmic

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to nucleocytoplasm

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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

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adj

Meaning 2

Relating to the relationship between the nucleus and the cytoplasm of a cell

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English cytoplasmic English nucleocytoplasmic From nucleo- + cytoplasmic.