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osmofragility

osmofragility noun: osmotic fragility - the fragility of cells when in a saline solution.

Noun

osmofragility (countable and uncountable, plural osmofragilities)

  1. osmotic fragility - the fragility of cells when in a saline solution

Forms of osmofragility

pluralosmofragilities

Origin of osmofragility

From osmo- + fragility.

Questions about osmofragility

What does osmofragility mean?
Osmofragility means osmotic fragility - the fragility of cells when in a saline solution.
What part of speech is osmofragility?
Osmofragility is a noun.
What is the plural of osmofragility?
The plural of osmofragility is osmofragilities.

Words near osmofragility in the dictionary

  1. osmodiuretic
  2. osmodiuretics
  3. osmoeffector
  4. osmoeffectors
  5. osmoequivalent
  6. osmofragility
  7. osmogene
  8. osmogenes
  9. osmograph
  10. osmographs
  11. osmoheterotrophic

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