Meaning & use
Plasmolyzed
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Having undergone plasmolysis, the shrinking of a plant cell's cytoplasm away from its cell wall due to loss of water, typically in a hypertonic solution.
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Under the microscope, the plasmolyzed cells showed clear gaps between the cell membrane and the wall.
Students placed onion cells in salt water to observe them being plasmolyzed.
A note on using this word
A classic demonstration in biology classrooms to illustrate osmosis and cell water balance.
Words with an opposite meaning
deplasmolyzed
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