Synonyms of turgor
14 similar words
Another word for turgor is swelling. Other synonyms of turgor are bloating, tumescence, turgidity, turgescence and tumidity.
Synonyms and similar words for turgor
nounTurgidity.
- tumescenceA swelling due to the presence of fluid.
- turgescenceThe act of swelling, or state of being swollen or turgescent.
- turgidityThe state or quality of being turgid.
- tumidityThe condition of being tumid; swollenness, distension.
- bloatednessThe state or quality of being bloated.
- bloatingA bloated condition; distention.
- distensionThe act of distending.
- ectasiaSynonym of ectasis.
- ectasis
- intumescenceThe process of swelling up or the condition of being swollen.
- nodosity
- swellingThe state of being swollen.
- swollennessThe state or condition of being swollen.
- inturgescence obsoleteA swelling (the act of swelling, or state of being swelled).
Meaning of turgor
- noun Turgidity.
- noun The pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.
- noun Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall.
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Questions about synonyms of turgor
- What is another word for turgor?
- Turgor has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as swelling, bloating, tumescence, turgidity, turgescence, tumidity, bloatedness and intumescence.
- What does turgor mean?
- Turgor means turgidity.
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