Name the following.
A condition of cell in shrunken state.

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Solution

The condition in which a cell loses water due to exosmosis, from its cytoplasm is called flaccidity.
Such a cell is known as a flaccid cell.
For instance, wilting property of leaves of a plant when exposed to the sun.
A condition of cells in a shrunken state is called flaccidity.

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