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plasmolysis
This term describes a specific physiological collapse within plant or bacterial cells. It evokes an image of internal shrinkage and detachment, where the living content of the cell pulls away from its rigid outer boundary due to osmotic pressure. It is used almost exclusively in biological and botanical academic contexts to describe cellular dehydration.
As a technical mass noun, plasmolysis is uncountable. It refers to a biological process rather than a discrete object, meaning it does not have a plural form and cannot be counted with numbers. To refer to individual instances of the process, one must use partitive phrases such as a case of plasmolysis.
Meanings
Examples
The cells underwent rapid plasmolysis when exposed to the high salt concentration.
Look at the microscope and you can see the plasmolysis occurring in real time.
Plasmolysis is a key concept when studying osmosis in plant cells.
I wonder if the rate of plasmolysis varies between different plant species.
The sudden onset of plasmolysis caused the plant tissue to wilt quickly.
We need to reverse the plasmolysis by placing the cells back into distilled water.
The experiment demonstrates how plasmolysis affects the structural integrity of the cell.
The experiment demonstrates how plasmolysis affects the structural integrity of the cell.
Is this a case of complete plasmolysis or just partial shrinkage?
The researcher documented the stages of plasmolysis using a high resolution camera.
The researcher documented the stages of plasmolysis using a high resolution camera.