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what is turgidity?

The another name for turgor pressure is turgidity. When a cell is kept in a hypotonic solution which has higher water concentration than outside, there is a net movement of water within the cells and the cell swells up, this swelling of cell pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall, this creates a pressure against the cell wall and this pressure is called turgor pressure or turgidity.

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  1. the state or quality of being turgid
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The state of beingturgidor swollen, especially due to high fluid content.

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Turgidity is essential inplantcellsto make them keep standing upright. Plant cells that lose much water have lessturgor pressure, and tend to becomeflaccid. Further water loss eventually results in the wilting of the plant.

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The term turgidity refers to pompously embellished language. The adjective turgid, means excessively complex in style or language. Turgidity could also mean the condition of being swollen or distended, as from a liquid

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