osmosensing

osmosensing

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der.
English osmo-
English sensing
English osmosensing

    From osmo- + sensing.

    Noun

    osmosensing (uncountable)

    1. (biology) The regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.
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