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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012