1. causing plasmolysis; shrinking the protoplasm of a cell away from its cell wall due to loss of water in a hypertonic solution
Usage: biology; present participle of plasmolyze

Examples

• The salt solution is plasmolyzing the plant cells in the experiment.
• When plasmolyzing onion cells, the protoplasm visibly separates from the cell wall under the microscope.
• The researcher observed the cells plasmolyzing as the osmotic pressure increased.
• Plasmolyzing plant tissue demonstrates the principle of osmosis in biology class.