plasmolysis

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plasmolysis

EtymologyEdit

From plasm +‎ -o- +‎ -lysis.

NounEdit

plasmolysis (plural plasmolyses)

(biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss

TranslationsEdit

shrinking of protoplasm

French: plasmolyse f

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