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osmocytosis

osmocytosis noun: endocytosis as a result of osmotic pressure.

Noun

osmocytosis (uncountable)

  1. endocytosis as a result of osmotic pressure

Origin of osmocytosis

From osmo- + cytosis.

Questions about osmocytosis

What does osmocytosis mean?
Osmocytosis means endocytosis as a result of osmotic pressure.
What part of speech is osmocytosis?
Osmocytosis is a noun.

Words near osmocytosis in the dictionary

  1. osmoconformers
  2. osmoconforming
  3. osmoconformist
  4. osmoconformists
  5. osmoconformity
  6. osmocytosis
  7. osmodiuretic
  8. osmodiuretics
  9. osmoeffector
  10. osmoeffectors
  11. osmoequivalent

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