Definitions

1. verb

to cause (a plant cell) to shrink away from the cell wall by removing water, typically as a result of high salinity or sugar concentration.

“The researcher studied how salt stress plasmolyzes plant cells, leading to cell death.”

2. noun

the act or process of causing a plant cell to shrink away from the cell wall.

“Plasmolysis can be observed under a microscope after the cell has been subjected to plasmolysis.”