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turgors

turgors is the plural of turgor.

Meaning of turgor

Noun

turgor (countable and uncountable, plural turgors)

  1. Turgidity.
  2. The pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.
  3. Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall.
    • Cuttings in a vase lost their turgor, incapable of drawing up the water and nutrients that once kept them supple.2024 May 10, Lily Stewart, “A love letter to lilacs and the joys of fleeting pleasure”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Questions about turgors

What is turgors the plural of?
Turgors is the plural of turgor.

Words near turgors in the dictionary

  1. Turgo turbine
  2. Turgo turbines
  3. turgometer
  4. turgometers
  5. turgor
  6. turgors
  7. turgs
  8. Turi
  9. Turia
  10. turiasaur
  11. turiasaurian

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