osmosensitive

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der.
English osmo-
English sensitive
English osmosensitive

    From osmo- + sensitive.

    Adjective

    osmosensitive (comparative more osmosensitive, superlative most osmosensitive)

    1. (biology) sensitive to high salt concentrations

    Derived terms

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