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Turgor pressure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
' Turgor pressure ' or turgidity is the main pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall in plant cells and bacteria cells, determined by the water content of the vacuole, resulting from osm...
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Definition of turgid from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 1 : being in a state of distension : swollen, tumid <turgid limbs>; especially : exhibiting turgor; 2 : excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic, pompous <turgid prose>
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turgid adj. Excessively ornate or complex in style or language; grandiloquent: turgid prose. Swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated: a ... Excessively ornate or complex in style or language; grandiloquent: turgid prose.
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Quiz question: A plant cell becomes turgid when... ... its cell sap is isotonic to the surroundings. ... * Quiz question created by Guest on 14 November 2005 at 7:39pm...
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