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osmoprotection

osmoprotection noun: the mechanism by which the cells of an organism protect themselves against osmotic stress.

Noun

osmoprotection (uncountable)

  1. The mechanism by which the cells of an organism protect themselves against osmotic stress.
    • After receptor binding the toxin inserts into the plasma membrane creating a pore of about 1-2 nm in diameter, as estimated by osmoprotection experiments (Knowles and Ellar, 1987).1996, Mike J. Lehane, Biology of the Insect Midgut, page 361

Origin of osmoprotection

From osmo- + protection.

Questions about osmoprotection

What does osmoprotection mean?
Osmoprotection means the mechanism by which the cells of an organism protect themselves against osmotic stress.
What part of speech is osmoprotection?
Osmoprotection is a noun.

Words near osmoprotection in the dictionary

  1. osmoprimed
  2. osmopriming
  3. osmoprotectant
  4. osmoprotectants
  5. osmoprotecting
  6. osmoprotection
  7. osmoprotective
  8. osmoprotector
  9. osmoprotectors
  10. osmoreception
  11. osmoreceptive

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