plas|mol|y|sis

plas|mol|y|sis
plas|mol|y|sis «plaz MOL uh sihs», noun.
Botany. he contraction of protoplasm in a living cell, caused by the withdrawal of liquid when the cell is placed in a liquid of greater density than the cell sap: »

Plasmolysis can be seen with the microscope if pieces of water plants are mounted in a 5 to 10 per cent solution of table salt (Fred W. Emerson).

[< Greek plásma something molded + lýsis a loosening]

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  • mol — an·e·mol·o·gy; at·mol·y·sis; bles·mol; cos·mol·o·gist; cos·mol·o·gy; cu·mol; cyn·o·mol·gus; de·mol·ish; des·mol·y·sis; el·e·mol; en·to·mol·o·gist; en·to·mol·o·gize; en·to·mol·o·gy; en·zy·mol·o·gist; en·zy·mol·o·gy; ep·i·der·mol·y·sis;… …   English syllables

  • sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… …   English syllables

  • plasmolysis — plas·mol·y·sis …   English syllables

  • plasmolysis — plas′mol′y•sis [[t]plæzˈmɒl ə sɪs[/t]] n. bot the separation of protoplasm from a cell wall when water is removed by exosmosis • Etymology: 1880–85 plas mo•lyt′ic ˈlɪt ɪk adj. plas mo•lyt′i•cal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

  • deutoplasmolysis — The disintegration of deutoplasm. [deutoplasm + G. lysis, dissolution] * * * deu·to·plas·mol·y·sis .d(y)üt (.)ō plaz mäl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz elimination of part of the yolk content of an egg following fertilization or during cleavage * * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • plasmolysis — Shrinking of plant cells by osmotic loss of cytoplasmic water. SYN: protoplasmolysis. [plasmo + G. lysis, dissolution] * * * plas·mol·y·sis plaz mäl ə səs n shrinking of the cytoplasm away from the wall of a living cell due to water loss by… …   Medical dictionary

  • deplasmolysis — de·plas·mol·y·sis (de″plaz molґə sis) return to the initial volume, after plasmolysis, of the protoplasm of a cell in hypertonic solution …   Medical dictionary

  • des — des·ca·mi·sa·do; des·cant·er; des·cant·ist; des·cartes s; des·cart·ian; des·ce·met s; des·champ·sia; des·cha·pelles; des·cloi·zite; des·cort; des·cri·able; des·cri·al; des·cri·er; des·cu·rain·ia; des·e·crat·er; des·e·cra·tion; des·er·et;… …   English syllables

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