Cytoplasmic

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /saɪtÉ™(ÊŠ)ˈplazmɪk/

Origin

From cytoplasm.

Full definition of cytoplasmic

Adjective

1. (cytology) Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.
• 2008, David Batty, The Guardian, 19 May 2008:The fourth type of hybrid, the kind being developed in British universities, is called cytoplasmic. It is created by transferring the nuclei of human cells, such as skin cells, into animal eggs from which almost all the genetic information has been removed.