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noun · countable / uncountable · rare

turgor

turgor · turgors

TurgidityTurgidity.

Meaning

3 senses

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

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin turgor, from turgēre (“to be swollen”) + -or (forms a third-d

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

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Forms

plural: turgors

Singular	turgor
Plural	turgors

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms

tumescence turgescence turgidity tumidity bloatedness bloating distension ectasia ectasis intumescence inturgescence nodosity swelling swollenness

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

turd turf turkeyA1 turmeric turmoilC1

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