Karyoplasm

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  karyoplasm \kar`y*o*plas"m\ (k[a^]r`[i^]*[-o]*pl[a^]z"'m),
  karyoplasma \kar`y*o*plas"ma\(k[a^]r`[i^]*[-o]*pl[a^]z"m[.a]),
     n. [NL., fr. Gr. ka`ryon a nut + pla`sma a thing molded.]
     (Biol.)
     The protoplasmic substance of the nucleus of a cell;
     nucleoplasm; -- in opposition to {cytoplasm}, the protoplasm


     of the cell.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  karyoplasm
       n : the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell [syn:
           {nucleoplasm}]