PLASMOLYSIS


Meaning of PLASMOLYSIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: plaz- ' mä-l ə -s ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1883

: shrinking of the cytoplasm away from the wall of a living cell due to outward osmotic flow of water

– plas · mo · lyt · ic \ ˌ plaz-m ə - ' li-tik \ adjective

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