Meaning & use
cytoplasm
The jelly-like material inside a cell, excluding the nucleus, where most cellular activities occur.
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Organelles such as mitochondria float within the cytoplasm of the cell.
Nutrients dissolved in the cytoplasm fuel the cell's chemical reactions.
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Cytoplasm includes the cytosol and the organelles suspended within it, but not the nucleus itself.
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