The jelly-like material inside a cell, not including the nucleus, where many important cell activities happen.
From Greek 'kytos' meaning 'cell' or 'container' and 'plasma' meaning 'something molded or formed'. The word was created in scientific Latin to describe the formed substance of the cell.
Cytoplasm is like the cell’s busy soup—thick, crowded, and full of tiny machines doing jobs. It’s not just filler; it’s the main workspace where life’s chemistry happens.
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