What is "deutoplasm"

Deutoplasm \Deu"to*plasm\, n. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. ? form.] (Biol.) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk.

n. (context biology English) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.

Deutoplasm is the lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.

Category:Cell biology