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plasmolysis

plasmolysis noun: the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss.

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

plasmolysis meaning in Tamil and Arabic

plasmolysis in Tamil

கலவுருச்சுருங்கல், பிளாஸ்மா பிளவு, புறப்பரவற்சுருங்கல், புரோட்டோப் பிளாசத்தின் சுருக்கம்

plasmolysis in Arabic

shrinking of protoplasm
اِنْحِلَال السِيتُوبْلَازْم inḥilāl as-sītūblāzm

Synonyms of plasmolysis

Forms of plasmolysis

pluralplasmolyses

Origin of plasmolysis

From plasm + -o- + -lysis.

Questions about plasmolysis

What does plasmolysis mean?
Plasmolysis means the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss.
What is plasmolysis in Tamil?
Plasmolysis in Tamil is கலவுருச்சுருங்கல், பிளாஸ்மா பிளவு, புறப்பரவற்சுருங்கல். See Plasmolysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is plasmolysis?
Plasmolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of plasmolysis?
The plural of plasmolysis is plasmolyses.

Words near plasmolysis in the dictionary

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

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