Meanings
nounplasmolysis (countable and uncountable, plural plasmolyses)
plural plasmolyses
- countableuncountablebiologythe shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss.
Synonyms: cytoplasmolysis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss.
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Origin
- Englishplasm
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- Englishplasmolysis
Translations
Arabic اِنْحِلَال السِيتُوبْلَازْم
- اِنْحِلَال السِيتُوبْلَازْم (inḥilāl as-sītūblāzm)shrinking of protoplasm
Czech plazmolýza, plazmorhiza
- plazmolýzashrinking of protoplasm
- plazmorhizashrinking of protoplasm
French plasmolyse
- plasmolyseshrinking of protoplasm
German Plasmolyse
- Plasmolyseshrinking of protoplasm
Greek πλασμόλυση, πλασμολυσία
- πλασμόλυση (plasmólysi)shrinking of protoplasm
- πλασμολυσία (plasmolysía)shrinking of protoplasm
Italian plasmolisi
- plasmolisishrinking of protoplasm
Cite this entry
APA
plasmolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmolysis
MLA
“plasmolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmolysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plasmolysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmolysis.
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