plastin

noun

plas·​tin

ˈplastə̇n

plural -s

1

: an acidophilic component of protoplasm more or less coextensive with the presumed highly polymerized protein framework of cytoplasm and nucleus

2

: the substance of the true nucleolus

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary plast- (from Greek plastos) + -in; probably originally formed in German

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