NUCLEOPLASM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nucleoplasm mean? 

• NUCLEOPLASM (noun)
  The noun NUCLEOPLASM has 1 sense:

1. the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell

  Familiarity information: NUCLEOPLASM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUCLEOPLASM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

karyoplasm; nucleoplasm

Hypernyms ("nucleoplasm" is a kind of...):

living substance; protoplasm (the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus))

Holonyms ("nucleoplasm" is a substance of...):

cell nucleus; karyon; nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)

 Context examples 

The inner nuclear membrane separates the perinuclear cistern of the endoplasmic reticulum from the nucleoplasm.

(Nuclear Inner Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)