noun
- The streaming or circulation of cytoplasm within a cell, especially in plant cells.
Usage: biology; also called cytoplasmic streaming
Examples
- Cyclosis in plant cells allows nutrients to be distributed throughout the cytoplasm.
- Under a microscope, students observed cyclosis as the visible movement of organelles within the cell.
- The rate of cyclosis can increase with temperature in living plant cells.
- Cyclosis is essential for transporting materials in cells that lack a circulatory system.
- Biologists study cyclosis to understand how cells maintain internal organization and function.