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Cytosol

1) Intracellular fluid from the cytoplasm after removal of organelles and other insoluble cytoplasmic components.

2) That part of the cytoplasm that does not contain membranous or particulate subcellular components.

3) Cell substance which fills the cell compartment between the plasma membrane and the nuclear membrane.

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