cytosol

cytosol — 名詞

1. the watery liquid inside a cell that fills the space between its internal struct

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釋義

細胞質液

細胞內包圍胞器的液態部分

the watery liquid inside a cell that fills the space between its internal structures, such as mitochondria and the nucleus

例句

Kwame drew a diagram showing the cytosol as the clear fluid around the mitochondria.

Kwame 畫了一張圖，標示出細胞質液是圍繞粒線體的透明液體。

Minho's teacher explained that many enzymes float freely in the cytosol.

Minho 的老師解釋說，許多酵素在細胞質液中自由漂浮。

float freely in the cytosol

同義詞
  • intracellular fluid

    broader term that can refer to any fluid inside a cell, not limited to the cytoplasmic compartment

  • ground cytoplasm

    older term, now largely replaced by cytosol in modern usage

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'cytoplasm': the cytoplasm includes both the cytosol and all the organelles suspended within it. Cytosol refers only to the fluid portion.

常見錯誤

❌The cytoplasm is just the liquid inside a cell.
✅The cytosol is the liquid inside a cell; the cytoplasm includes organelles too.
💡cytoplasm is the broader term; cytosol is only the fluid part.