A general term referring to the entire contents of a living cell; living substance.
The essential material of all plants and animal cells is composed of nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and inorganic salts.
A substance like a jelly which makes up the largest part of each cell.
A thick, mucuslike substance that constitutes the physical basis of all living activities.
Essential substance of all cells, including cytoplasm and nucleus.
Living matter; the essential substance of which cells are made, composed mainly of nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and inorganic salts.
The material of which living cells are made, which includes the cytoplasm and nucleus,
The viscid, translucent, glue-like material containing fine granules and composed mainly of proteins, which makes up the essential material of plant and animal cells and has the properties of life.
A watery colloid that forms the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm of cells; it is enclosed in a cell membrane that regulates exchanges of materials with the environment. It is a solution of organic (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids) and inorganic (minerals and gases) chemicals in water.
Colorless jelly-like substance found inside cells in which food elements such as protein, fats, carbohydrates, mineral salts, and water are present.
The thick, gel-like substance found within a living cell, crucial for supporting all the essential life functions.