Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turgor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: tur-gor
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cuttings in a vase lost their turgor, incapable of drawing up the water and nutrients that once kept them supple."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: turgēre

Usage

Inflected Forms

turgors (plural)

Phrases

turgor pressure

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does turgor mean?: Turgidity.
Where does turgor come from?: 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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