(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:02:22

Deu"to*plasm (?), n. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. form.] Biol.

The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk.

 

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