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DEUTOPLASM
Etymology
Noun
deutoplasm (usually uncountable, plural deutoplasms)
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
Source: Wiktionary
Deu"to*plasm, n. Etym: [Pref. deuto- + Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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