Definition of Plasmolysis

1. Noun. the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss ¹

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Definition of Plasmolysis

1. [n -LYSES]

Medical Definition of Plasmolysis

1. Process by which the plant cell protoplast shrinks, so that the plasma membrane becomes partly detached from the wall. Occurs in solutions of high osmotic potential, due to water moving out of the protoplast by osmosis. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plasmolysis

plasmodium gallinaceum
plasmodium knowlesi
plasmodium malariae
plasmodium vivax
plasmodium yoelii
plasmogamies
plasmogen
plasmoid
plasmoids
plasmolemma
plasmolyse
plasmolyser
plasmolyses
plasmolysis (current term)
plasmolyte
plasmolytes
plasmolytic
plasmolyze
plasmolyzed
plasmolyzer
plasmolyzers
plasmolyzes
plasmolyzing
plasmon
plasmonic
plasmonics
plasmons
plasmorrhexis

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