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osmoregulation

osmoregulation noun: the homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).

Noun

osmoregulation (countable and uncountable, plural osmoregulations)

  1. The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).

osmoregulation meaning in Malay and Indonesian

osmoregulation in Malay

homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
pengosmokawalaturan

osmoregulation in Indonesian

homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
osmoregulasi

Forms of osmoregulation

pluralosmoregulations

Origin of osmoregulation

From osmo- + regulation.

Words formed from osmoregulation

Questions about osmoregulation

What does osmoregulation mean?
Osmoregulation means the homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).
What is osmoregulation in Malay?
Osmoregulation in Malay is pengosmokawalaturan. See Osmoregulation meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is osmoregulation?
Osmoregulation is a noun.
What is the plural of osmoregulation?
The plural of osmoregulation is osmoregulations.

Words near osmoregulation in the dictionary

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

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