plasmolysis
/plæzˈmɒlɪsɪs/noun
mass noun
- Botany contraction of the protoplast of a plant cell as a result of loss of water from the cell【植】胞质皱缩, 质壁分离。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin， from plasmo- 'consisting of protoplasm' （from late Latin plasma 'mould， formation'） + Greek lusis 'loosening' (because of the separation of the plasma membrane from the cell wall).