PLASMOLYSIS


Meaning of PLASMOLYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ plaz-ˈmä-lə-səs ]

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 ˌplaz-mə-ˈli-tik adjective

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