Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytoplasmic

/saɪtə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: cy-to-plas-mic
IPA: /saɪtə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English cytoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cytoplasmic From cytoplasm + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /saɪtə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/

Derived Forms

anticytoplasmic cybrid cytoplasmically endocytoplasmic exocytoplasmic extracytoplasmic granulocytoplasmic intracytoplasmic noncytoplasmic nucleocytoplasmic pancytoplasmic pericytoplasmic

Phrases

cytoplasmic determinant cytoplasmic membrane cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus cytoplasmic streaming

Synonyms

cytoplasmatic

Rhymes With

grasmick orgasmic multi-orgasmic endoplasmic sarcoplasmic ectoplasmic periplasmic protoplasmic intracytoplasmic plasmic miasmic nucleocytoplasmic

Questions

How do you pronounce cytoplasmic?: The recorded pronunciation is /saɪtə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/.
What does cytoplasmic mean?: Of or pertaining to cytoplasm.
Where does cytoplasmic come from?: Etymology tree English cytoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cytoplasmic From cytoplasm + -ic.

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