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plasmolysis
plas·mol·y·sis [ plaz mólləssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
shrinking of protoplasm from cell wall: the shrinking of the protoplasm in a plant or bacterial cell away from the cell wall, caused by loss of water through osmosis

plas·mo·lyt·ic [ plàzmə líttik ] adjective
plas·mo·lyt·i·cal·ly adverb
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