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osmoconform

osmoconform verb: to maintain its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater.

Verb

osmoconform (third-person singular simple present osmoconforms, present participle osmoconforming, simple past and past participle osmoconformed)

  1. To maintain its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater

Forms of osmoconform

third-person singular presentosmoconforms
present participleosmoconforming
past participleosmoconformed
pastosmoconformed

Origin of osmoconform

From osmo- + conform.

Questions about osmoconform

What does osmoconform mean?
Osmoconform means to maintain its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater.
What part of speech is osmoconform?
Osmoconform is a verb.
What is the past tense of osmoconform?
The past tense of osmoconform is osmoconformed.

Words near osmoconform in the dictionary

  1. osmoceptor
  2. osmoceptors
  3. osmocompetence
  4. osmocompetent
  5. osmoconcentration
  6. osmoconform
  7. osmoconformation
  8. osmoconformer
  9. osmoconformers
  10. osmoconforming
  11. osmoconformist

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