PLASMOLYSIS


Meaning of PLASMOLYSIS in English

— plasmolytic /plaz'meuh lit"ik/ , adj. — plasmolytically , adv.

/plaz mol"euh sis/ , n. Bot.

contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis.

[ 1880-85; PLASMO- + -LYSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .