plasmolysis

(plaz mäl′i sis)

noun

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

Origin: ModL: see plasmo- & -lysis

See plasmolysis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. plas·mol·y·ses (-sēzˌ)

Shrinkage or contraction of the protoplasm away from the wall of a living plant or bacterial cell, caused by loss of water through osmosis.

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