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plasmolysis
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plasmolysis
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Etymology
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From
plasm
+
-o-
+
-lysis
.
Noun
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plasmolysis
(
plural
plasmolyses
)
(
biology
)
the
shrinking
of
protoplasm
away from the
cell
wall
of a
plant
or
bacterium
due to
water
loss
