[ plaz'mɒlɪsɪs ]
■ noun Botany contraction of the protoplast of a plant cell as a result of loss of water.
Derivatives
plasmolyse verb
Origin
C19: mod. L., from plasmo- plasma + -lysis .
[ plaz'mɒlɪsɪs ]
■ noun Botany contraction of the protoplast of a plant cell as a result of loss of water.
Derivatives
plasmolyse verb
Origin
C19: mod. L., from plasmo- plasma + -lysis .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004