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plasmolysis definition

plas·moly·sis (plaz mäl′i sis)

noun

Biol. a shrinking of the protoplasm of a living cell due to loss of water by osmosis

Etymology: ModL: see plasmo- & -lysis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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