plasmolysis

plas mol y sis |plazˈmäləsis plæzˈmɑləsəs | ▶noun Botany contraction of the protoplast of a plant cell as a result of loss of water from the cell. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from plasmo- ‘consisting of protoplasm ’ (from late Latin plasma ‘mold, formation ’) + Greek lusis ‘loosening ’ (because of the separation of the plasma membrane from the cell wall ).

plasmolysis

plasmolysis |plazˈmɒlɪsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Botany contraction of the protoplast of a plant cell as a result of loss of water from the cell. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from plasmo- from late Latin plasma ‘mould ’ + Greek lusis ‘loosening ’ (because of the separation of the plasma membrane from the cell wall ).