protoplasmolysis
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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
