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Endocytosis vs Plasmolysis - What's the difference?

endocytosis | plasmolysis |

As nouns the difference between endocytosis and plasmolysis

is that endocytosis is (cytology) the process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material while plasmolysis is (biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss.

endocytosis

English

(wikipedia endocytosis)

Noun

(-)
  • (cytology) The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material.

    • Related terms

    * endocytic * endocytose * endocytosed * endocytotic

    plasmolysis

    English

    (wikipedia plasmolysis)

    Noun

    (plasmolyses)
  • (biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss