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plasmolysis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cytoplasmolysis

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English plasm Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *lewh1-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English plasmolysis From plasm + -o- + -lysis.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِنْحِلَال السِيتُوبْلَازْم (inḥilāl as-sītūblāzm) — shrinking of protoplasm
  • Czech: plazmolýza — shrinking of protoplasm
  • Czech: plazmorhiza — shrinking of protoplasm
  • French: plasmolyse — shrinking of protoplasm
  • German: Plasmolyse — shrinking of protoplasm
  • Greek: πλασμόλυση (plasmólysi) — shrinking of protoplasm
  • Greek: πλασμολυσία (plasmolysía) — shrinking of protoplasm
  • Italian: plasmolisi — shrinking of protoplasm