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osmoresistant

osmoresistant adjective: resistant to high salt concentrations.

Adjective

osmoresistant (comparative more osmoresistant, superlative most osmoresistant)

  1. resistant to high salt concentrations

Forms of osmoresistant

comparativemore osmoresistant
superlativemost osmoresistant

Origin of osmoresistant

From osmo- + resistant.

Questions about osmoresistant

What does osmoresistant mean?
Osmoresistant means resistant to high salt concentrations.
What part of speech is osmoresistant?
Osmoresistant is an adjective.

Words near osmoresistant in the dictionary

  1. osmoregulator
  2. osmoregulatorily
  3. osmoregulators
  4. osmoregulatory
  5. osmoresistance
  6. osmoresistant
  7. osmorespiratory
  8. osmoresponse
  9. osmoresponses
  10. osmoresponsive
  11. osmoresponsiveness

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