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osmostress

osmostress noun: the stress caused by (changes in) osmotic pressure.

Noun

osmostress (countable and uncountable, plural osmostresses)

  1. The stress caused by (changes in) osmotic pressure

Verb

osmostress (third-person singular simple present osmostresses, present participle osmostressing, simple past and past participle osmostressed)

  1. To stress by a sudden change in osmotic pressure

Forms of osmostress

Noun
pluralosmostresses
Verb
third-person singular presentosmostresses
present participleosmostressing
past participleosmostressed
pastosmostressed

Origin of osmostress

From osmo- + stress.

Questions about osmostress

What does osmostress mean?
Osmostress means the stress caused by (changes in) osmotic pressure.
What part of speech is osmostress?
Osmostress can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of osmostress?
The plural of osmostress is osmostresses.

Words near osmostress in the dictionary

  1. osmospecific
  2. osmostabilizer
  3. osmostabilizers
  4. osmostat
  5. osmostats
  6. osmostress
  7. osmostressed
  8. osmostresses
  9. osmostressor
  10. osmostressors
  11. osmotactic

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