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- To disintegrate tissue to disrupt cells. Commonly achieved via mechanical shearing, plasmolysis or enzymatic cell wall degradation.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - cell plate, lipopolysaccharide, microplast, middle lamella, periplasm, plasmalemma, plasmodesma, primary cell wall, protoplast, secondary cell wall, septum, sieve cell, sieve plate, spheroplast, wall pressure