plasmolysis

plasmolysis
[plazˈmɒlɪsɪs]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Botany)contraction of the protoplast of a plant cell as a result of loss of water from the cell
    (植)胞质皱缩,质壁分离
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: modern Latin, (from plasmo- 'consisting of protoplasm' from late Latin plasma 'mould, formation') + Greek lusis 'loosening' (because of the separation of the plasma membrane from the cell wall)
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