turgor en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin turgor, from turgēre (“to be swollen”) + -or (forms a third-declension masculine abstract noun from a verb root).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Turgidity.
- (countable, uncountable) The pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2024 May 10, Lily Stewart, “A love letter to lilacs and the joys of fleeting pleasure”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turgors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
turgor · intumescence · distension · ectasis · ectasia · inturgescence · turgescence · swollenness · nodosity · bloating · tumescence · tumidity · turgidity · turgescence · turgidity · bloatedness · tumidity · swelling · tumescence
Translations (3)
pl turgor ((physics) turgor pressure) · id turgor ((physics) turgor pressure) · ml ലീനമർദ്ദം ((physics) turgor pressure)