Word: osmolysis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: os
mo
ly
sis
Definition: The rupture of a cell wall due to excessive osmotic pressure
Morphemes:
Affix: osmo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: osmosis; diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: disintegration
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process