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spheroplast
spher·o·plast
[
sfrō plàst,
sférrō plàst
]
(
plural
spher·o·plasts
)
noun
Definition:
altered bacterium or yeast cell:
a bacterium or yeast cell that has lost part of its cell wall and is as a result spherical in shape and more sensitive to osmosis
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