Give the technical term for the condition in which cell contents are shrunken.

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Flaccid: It is the technical term for the condition in which cell contents are shrunken.
It takes place when plant cells are placed in isotonic solutions, the water potential of the protoplasm is same as that of the surrounding solution.
At a similar pace, both endosmosis and exosmosis take place in the plant cell.

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