PLASMOLYSIS


Meaning of PLASMOLYSIS in English

plazˈmäləsə̇s noun

( plural plasmoly·ses -əˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from plasm- + -lysis

: contraction or shrinking of the cytoplasm away from the wall of a living cell (as of a plant) due to loss of water by exosmosis

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