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osmoprotector

osmoprotector noun: any material that provides osmoprotection.

Noun

osmoprotector (plural osmoprotectors)

  1. Any material that provides osmoprotection.
    • Compatible osmoprotectors, such as glycine betaine (GB) and proline (Pro) (10, 11), allow the bacteria to support even stronger concentrations of NaCl.1989 April, Mostefa Ghoul, “Effect of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone on Escherichia coli halotolerance”, in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, volume 55, page 1040
    Synonyms:
    osmoprotectant

Synonyms of osmoprotector

Forms of osmoprotector

pluralosmoprotectors

Origin of osmoprotector

From osmo- + protector.

Questions about osmoprotector

What does osmoprotector mean?
Osmoprotector means any material that provides osmoprotection.
What part of speech is osmoprotector?
Osmoprotector is a noun.
What is the plural of osmoprotector?
The plural of osmoprotector is osmoprotectors.

Words near osmoprotector in the dictionary

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

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