Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

plasmolyze

verb

/ˈplæz.mə.laɪz/

Definition

To undergo plasmolysis, a process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution.

Examples

When the plant cells are placed in a salt solution, they will plasmolyze, leading to wilting.
During the experiment, we observed that the bacteria began to plasmolyze in the presence of concentrated sugar.

Meaning

Plasmolyze refers to the shrinking of the cytoplasm away from the cell wall due to the loss of water when a cell is placed in a solution with a higher concentration of solutes.