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(biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss..
Use plasmolysis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Plasmolysis means (biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss..
Common synonyms include cytoplasmolysis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use plasmolysis where its definition matches the intended context.
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