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plasmolyses

plasmolyses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plasmolyse.

plasmolyses is the plural of plasmolysis.

Meaning of plasmolyse

Verb

plasmolyse (third-person singular simple present plasmolyses, present participle plasmolysing, simple past and past participle plasmolysed)

  1. To cause or undergo plasmolysis.

Meaning of plasmolysis

Noun

plasmolysis (countable and uncountable, plural plasmolyses)

  1. the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss.
    Synonyms:
    cytoplasmolysis

Questions about plasmolyses

What is plasmolyses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plasmolyses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plasmolyse.

Words near plasmolyses in the dictionary

  1. plasmolysation
  2. plasmolyse
  3. plasmolysed
  4. plasmolyser
  5. plasmolysers
  6. plasmolyses
  7. plasmolysing
  8. plasmolysis
  9. plasmolyte
  10. plasmolytes
  11. plasmolytic

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