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osmoprotective

osmoprotective adjective: that protects an organism from osmotic stress.

Adjective

osmoprotective (comparative more osmoprotective, superlative most osmoprotective)

  1. That protects an organism from osmotic stress

Forms of osmoprotective

comparativemore osmoprotective
superlativemost osmoprotective

Origin of osmoprotective

From osmo- + protective.

Questions about osmoprotective

What does osmoprotective mean?
Osmoprotective means that protects an organism from osmotic stress.
What part of speech is osmoprotective?
Osmoprotective is an adjective.

Words near osmoprotective in the dictionary

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

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