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膨圧 (ぼうあつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

膨ぼう圧あつ

ぼ

う

あ

つ

Meanings

1

noun

turgor pressure

Technical term in botany and cell biology for the pressure exerted by the cell contents against the cell wall.

植しょく物ぶつ細さい胞ぼうの膨ぼう圧あつが低てい下かすると、しおれてしまう。
When the turgor pressure of plant cells drops, they wilt.

Kanji

膨swell, get fat, thick
圧pressure, push, overwhelm

Etymology

Compound of 膨 (ぼう, swelling) and 圧 (あつ, pressure). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.