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Turgor

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Noun

1. turgor

(biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Turgor

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noun
the normal rigid state of a cell, caused by pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall or membrane
See also turgor pressure

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Turgor

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noun
1. 
turgescence; turgidity
2. 
the normal distention or rigidity of living animal and plant cells due to pressure against the plasma membrane from within by the cell contents

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Turgor

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n.
The normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of living cells or of blood vessels and capillaries: leaves that have lost turgor.

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