- deutoplasm
- deu·to·plasm
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deutoplasm
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Deutoplasm — Deu to*plasm, n. [Pref. deuto + Gr. ? form.] (Biol.) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deutoplasm — [do͞ot′ōplaz΄əm, dyo͞ot′ōplaz΄əm, do͞ot′əplaz΄əm, dyo͞ot′əplaz΄əm] n. [ DEUTO + PLASM] the yolky substance in eggs or ova that provides food for the developing embryo deutoplasmic [do͞ot′ōplaz′mik, dyo͞ot′ōplaz′mik, do͞ot′əplaz′mik,… … English World dictionary
deutoplasm — См. deuteroplasm … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
deutoplasm — deutoplasmic, adj. /dooh teuh plaz euhm, dyooh /, n. Embryol. the reserve nutritive material, as a yolk granule, in the ovarian cytoplasm. [1880 85; < Gk deút(eros) second + O + PLASM] * * * … Universalium
deutoplasm — The yolk of a meroblastic egg; the nonliving material in the cytoplasm, especially that stored in the ovum as food for the developing embryo, the commonest types being lipoid droplets and yolk granules. SYN: deuteroplasm. [deuto + G. plasma,… … Medical dictionary
deutoplasm — n.; see yolk … The new mediacal dictionary
deutoplasm — deu•to•plasm [[t]ˈdu təˌplæz əm, ˈdyu [/t]] n. dvl nutritive material, as yolk, in an egg or ovum • Etymology: 1880–85; < Gk deút(eros) second + o + plasm deu to•plas′mic, adj … From formal English to slang
deutoplasm — /ˈdjutəplæzəm/ (say dyoohtuhplazuhm) noun Embryology that part of the ovocyte which furnishes the nourishment of the embryo …
deutoplasm — n. yolk of egg. ♦ deutoplasmic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
deutoplasm — … Useful english dictionary
