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osmoprotectors

osmoprotectors is the plural of osmoprotector.

Meaning of osmoprotector

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

Questions about osmoprotectors

What is osmoprotectors the plural of?
Osmoprotectors is the plural of osmoprotector.

Words near osmoprotectors in the dictionary

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

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