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osmoprotectant

osmoprotectant noun: any osmolyte that helps an organism to survive osmotic stress.

Noun

osmoprotectant (plural osmoprotectants)

  1. Any osmolyte that helps an organism to survive osmotic stress.
    Synonyms:
    osmoprotector

Synonyms of osmoprotectant

Forms of osmoprotectant

pluralosmoprotectants

Origin of osmoprotectant

From osmo- + protectant.

Questions about osmoprotectant

What does osmoprotectant mean?
Osmoprotectant means any osmolyte that helps an organism to survive osmotic stress.
What part of speech is osmoprotectant?
Osmoprotectant is a noun.
What is the plural of osmoprotectant?
The plural of osmoprotectant is osmoprotectants.

Words near osmoprotectant in the dictionary

  1. osmophores
  2. osmophoric
  3. osmophysiological
  4. osmoprimed
  5. osmopriming
  6. osmoprotectant
  7. osmoprotectants
  8. osmoprotecting
  9. osmoprotection
  10. osmoprotective
  11. osmoprotector

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