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- noun (Biol.) The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded.
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- noun biology The
basal substance of thecell nucleus ; ahyaline orgranular substance, more or lessfluid during life, in which the other parts of the nucleus are embedded.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek to pour in + anything received.
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