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turgor
pressure within a cell because of absorption of water
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Turgor (also called turgor pressure or osmotic pressure) is the pressure that can build in a space that is enclosed by a membrane that is permeable to a solvent such as water but not to solutes.
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Turgor pressure builds up in the sieve tubes (similar to the creation of root pressure).
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turgor: pressure the pressure exerted on a plant's guard cells to open.
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umbilical cord: the source of attachment of the fetus to the maternal blood supply.
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turgor pressure
[L. turgere, to swell]
The force directed against a cell wall after the influx of water and the swelling of a walled cell due to osmosis.
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turgor pressure Pressure caused by the cytoplasm pressing against the cell wall.
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turgor pressure -- Force exerted outward on a cell wall by the water contained in the cell. This force gives the plant rigidity, and may help to keep it erect. More info?
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turgor pressure The real pressure developed in living cells by pressing against a membrane.
turning over The mixing of thermal zones in a standing body of freshwater due to cold, more dense water "sinking" from the top through the other layers.
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Osmotic pressure or turgor (also called turgor pressure) is the pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.
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The cell wall of plant cells prevents the cell from rupturing. The osmotic pressure, called turgor pressure, helps support the cell. A cell in which the contents are under pressure is turgid.
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