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osmobiosis

osmobiosis noun: a form of cryptobiosis triggered by increased solute concentration in the solution in which the organism lives.

Noun

osmobiosis (uncountable)

  1. A form of cryptobiosis triggered by increased solute concentration in the solution in which the organism lives.

Origin of osmobiosis

From osmo- + -biosis.

Words formed from osmobiosis

Questions about osmobiosis

What does osmobiosis mean?
Osmobiosis means a form of cryptobiosis triggered by increased solute concentration in the solution in which the organism lives.
What part of speech is osmobiosis?
Osmobiosis is a noun.

Words near osmobiosis in the dictionary

  1. osmoadapted
  2. osmoadaption
  3. osmoadaptions
  4. osmoadaptive
  5. osmobalancing
  6. osmobiosis
  7. osmobiotic
  8. osmoceptor
  9. osmoceptors
  10. osmocompetence
  11. osmocompetent

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