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turgor

noun

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin turgor, from turgēre (“to be swollen”) + -or (forms a third-declension masculine abstract noun from a verb root).

  1. learned borrowing from turgor

Definitions

  1. Turgidity.

  2. The pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially…

    The pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.

  3. Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses…

    Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall.

    • Cuttings in a vase lost their turgor, incapable of drawing up the water and nutrients that once kept them supple.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA