Relating to or describing the endoplasm or the inner substance of a cell.
From endoplasm + -ic (adjective suffix). This adjectival form became standard in 20th-century cell biology, most famously in 'endoplasmic reticulum,' a crucial cell structure.
The endoplasmic reticulum is like the cell's postal service—rough ER reads address labels (ribosomes) on proteins, while smooth ER manufactures lipids and detoxifies chemicals.
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