cytoplasm n 1: the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism [syn: {cytoplasm}, {cytol}]
Cytoplasm \Cy"to*plasm\ (s?"t?-pl?z'm), n. [Gr. ky`tos hollow vessel + ???? a mold.] (Biol.) The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from the {karyoplasma}, or substance of the nucleus. -- {Cy`to*plas"mic} (-pl?z"m?k), a. [1913 Webster]
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "cytoplasm": animal cell, bioplast, cell, cellular tissue, cellule, chromatoplasm, coenocyte, corpuscle, ectoplasm, endoplasm, energid, eucaryotic cell, germ cell, plant cell, plasmodium, procaryotic cell, protoplasm, reticulum, somatic cell, syncytium, trophoplasm