Definition of TURGOR

turgor

Meanings

Plural: turgors

Noun

  • (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
  • Turgidity.
  • The pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.
  • Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin turgor, from turgēre (“to be swollen”) + -or (forms a third-declension masculine abstract noun from a verb root).

Scrabble Score: 7

turgor is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
turgor is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
turgor is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

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