tonoplast
[ ton-uh-plast, toh-nuh- ]
/ ˈtɒn əˌplæst, ˈtoʊ nə- /
noun Botany.
a membrane separating a vacuole from the surrounding cytoplasm in a plant cell.
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Also called vacuolar membrane .
Words nearby tonoplast
tonofibril, tonofilament, tonograph, tonography, tonometer, tonoplast, tonotopic, tonotropic, tons, tonsil, tonsilla
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British Dictionary definitions for tonoplast
tonoplast
/ (ˈtəʊnəˌplæst) /
noun
botany the membrane enclosing a vacuole in a plant cell
Word Origin for tonoplast
C20: from Greek tonos tone + -plast
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Medical definitions for tonoplast
tonoplast
[ tō′nə-plăst′ ]
n.
An intracellular structure or vacuole.
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