plasmolyticadj.
/ˌplazməˈlɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌplæzməˈlɪdɪk/ Biology.
Of, relating to, exhibiting plasmolysis; causing plasmolysis.
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plasmolysed1883
plasmolysing1883
plasmolytic1885
cytolytic1896
plasmolysable1896
Pfeiffer1897
lipolytic1898
autolytic1900
lytic1902
trypanolytic1907
heterolytic1909
lysed1922
lysing1924
oncolytic1928
phosphorolytic1937
lysogenized1953
1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. i. i. 27 Such substances [as cause contraction of the protoplasm] are termed plasmolytic agents.
1886 S. H. Vines Lect. Physiol. Plants iii. 44 When the cells of the Beet-root are placed in syrup they become plasmolytic.
1955 P. J. Kramer in W. Ruhland Encycl. Plant Physiol. I. ii. 212 Errors in the plasmolytic method include adhesion of the cytoplasm to the wall, penetration of the plasmolyzing solute, and difficulty in measuring cell volume.
1968 Mycologia 60 1107 (heading) Plasmolytic effects of glucose and sucrose on cells of Candida albicans.
1993 Jrnl. Plant Physiol. 141 739/2 Osmotic potentials of bryophytes were conventionally determined by use of the plasmolytic method.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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