plastin

noun
plas·​tin | \ ˈplastə̇n\
plural -s

Definition of plastin

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

History and Etymology for plastin

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

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