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Plasmolysis

Noun: The process in which plant cells lose water when placed in a hypertonic solution, resulting in the contraction of the protoplast away from the cell wall.

Example Sentence: Plasmolysis occurs when a plant cell is immersed in a high-concentration salt solution, causing the cell to become flaccid and shrink in size.

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