plasmolysableplasmolyzableadj.
/ˌplazməˈlʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˌplæzməˈlaɪzəb(ə)l/ Biology.
Capable of undergoing plasmolysis.
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plasmolysed1883
plasmolysing1883
plasmolytic1885
cytolytic1896
plasmolysable1896
Pfeiffer1897
lipolytic1898
autolytic1900
lytic1902
trypanolytic1907
heterolytic1909
lysed1922
lysing1924
oncolytic1928
phosphorolytic1937
lysogenized1953
1896 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 31 370 A few of the younger leaves and leaf-cells are found to be living and plasmolysable, but show no assimilation.
1912 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 85 188 All the Spirochaets which are sufficiently large for accurate observations to be made in this respect are plasmolysable.
1960 K. Esau Anat. Seed Plants vi. 62 In contrast to the main body of the young fiber, its tips had very thin walls, contained dense cytoplasm with chloroplasts, and were not plasmolyzable.
Derivatives
ˌplasmolysaˈbility n. the state or quality of being plasmolysable.
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autodigestion1879
plasmolysis1883
cytolysis1896
phagolysis1898
autolysis1900
heterolysis1902
lysis1902
trypanolysis1905
chromatolysis1908
oncolysis1928
plasmolysability1950
induction1951
lysogenization1953
lysogenizing1961
1926 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 53 364 Pfeffer regards absorption of dyes, non-plasmolyzability, and permeability of the protoplasm to soluble pigments in the cell sap as indicative of death.]
1950 Q. Rev. Biol. 25 332/1 The effects of various ions on plasmolysis forms are given. Vital staining, wound stimulation, and plasmolyzability are treated.
1960 L. Picken Organization of Cells iii. 77 The plasmolysability of the cells implies that the cell wall cannot contract below a certain area.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1896