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cytorrhysis

cytorrhysis noun: the breakdown of a plant's cell wall due to loss of water.

Noun

cytorrhysis (uncountable)

  1. The breakdown of a plant's cell wall due to loss of water

Origin of cytorrhysis

From cyto- + Ancient Greek ῥύσις (rhúsis, “flow”).

Questions about cytorrhysis

What does cytorrhysis mean?
Cytorrhysis means the breakdown of a plant's cell wall due to loss of water.
What part of speech is cytorrhysis?
Cytorrhysis is a noun.

Words near cytorrhysis in the dictionary

  1. cytoresistance
  2. cytorhabdovirus
  3. cytorhabdoviruses
  4. cytoribosome
  5. cytoribosomes
  6. cytorrhysis
  7. cytosceletal
  8. cytoscreener
  9. cytoscreeners
  10. cytoselective
  11. cytoses

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