"plasmolysis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plasmolyses [plural]
Etymology: From plasm + -o- + -lysis. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|plasm|-o-|-lysis}} plasm + -o- + -lysis Head templates: {{en-noun|plasmolyses}} plasmolysis (plural plasmolyses)
  1. (biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss. Wikipedia link: plasmolysis Categories (topical): Biology, Cytology Synonyms: cytoplasmolysis Related terms: cytolysis, lysis, dehydration, osmosis Translations (shrinking of protoplasm): اِنْحِلَال السِيتُوبْلَازْم (inḥilāl as-sītūblāzm) (Arabic), plazmolýza (english: plasmolysis of plant cells) [feminine] (Czech), plazmorhiza (english: plasmolysis of animal cells) [feminine] (Czech), plasmolyse [feminine] (French), Plasmolyse [feminine] (German), πλασμόλυση (plasmólysi) [feminine] (Greek), πλασμολυσία (plasmolysía) [feminine] (Greek), plasmolisi [feminine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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