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osmolyte

osmolyte noun: any substance that contributes to the (regulation of) osmotic pressure in cells and tissues.

Noun

osmolyte (plural osmolytes)

  1. Any substance that contributes to the (regulation of) osmotic pressure in cells and tissues

Forms of osmolyte

pluralosmolytes

Questions about osmolyte

What does osmolyte mean?
Osmolyte means any substance that contributes to the (regulation of) osmotic pressure in cells and tissues.
What part of speech is osmolyte?
Osmolyte is a noun.
What is the plural of osmolyte?
The plural of osmolyte is osmolytes.

Words near osmolyte in the dictionary

  1. osmolites
  2. osmology
  3. osmols
  4. osmolysed
  5. osmolysis
  6. osmolyte
  7. osmolytes
  8. osmolytic
  9. osmolytical
  10. osmomechanical
  11. osmometer

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