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turgor

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

noun turgors

countable, uncountable Turgidity.
Similar: tumescence, turgescence, turgidity, tumidity, bloatedness, bloating, distension, ectasia, ectasis, intumescence, inturgescence, nodosity
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. Cuttings in a vase lost their turgor, incapable of drawing up the water and nutrients that once kept them supple.

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@misc{turgor_2026,
  title = {turgor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turgor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}