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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.

Nearby words

  1. tonofilament,
  2. tonograph,
  3. tonography,
  4. tonometer,
  5. tonometric,
  6. tonotopic,
  7. tonotropic,
  8. tons,
  9. tonsil,
  10. tonsilla

Origin of tonoplast

First recorded in 1885–90; tono- + -plast
Also called vacuolar membrane.
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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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Medicine definitions for tonoplast

tonoplast

[ tō′nə-plăst′ ]

n.

An intracellular structure or vacuole.
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