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osmosensing

osmosensing noun: the regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.

Noun

osmosensing (uncountable)

  1. The regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.

Origin of osmosensing

From osmo- + sensing.

Questions about osmosensing

What does osmosensing mean?
Osmosensing means the regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.
What part of speech is osmosensing?
Osmosensing is a noun.

Words near osmosensing in the dictionary

  1. osmoscope
  2. osmoscopes
  3. osmose
  4. osmosed
  5. osmosensation
  6. osmosensing
  7. osmosensitive
  8. osmosensitivities
  9. osmosensitivity
  10. osmosensor
  11. osmosensors

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