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osmoregulating

osmoregulating is the present participle and gerund of osmoregulate.

Meaning of osmoregulate

Verb

osmoregulate (third-person singular simple present osmoregulates, present participle osmoregulating, simple past and past participle osmoregulated)

  1. To regulate osmotic pressure (via osmoregulation, in order to maintain a certain water content, concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).

Questions about osmoregulating

What is osmoregulating the present participle and gerund of?
Osmoregulating is the present participle and gerund of osmoregulate.

Words near osmoregulating in the dictionary

  1. osmoregulant
  2. osmoregulants
  3. osmoregulate
  4. osmoregulated
  5. osmoregulates
  6. osmoregulating
  7. osmoregulation
  8. osmoregulations
  9. osmoregulative
  10. osmoregulator
  11. osmoregulatorily

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