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osmotic pump

osmotic pump noun: a specialized implanted device that uses osmotic pressure to steadily release a drug or chemical into an animal during research and testing.

Noun

osmotic pump (plural osmotic pumps)

  1. A specialized implanted device that uses osmotic pressure to steadily release a drug or chemical into an animal during research and testing.

Forms of osmotic pump

pluralosmotic pumps

Questions about osmotic pump

What does osmotic pump mean?
Osmotic pump means a specialized implanted device that uses osmotic pressure to steadily release a drug or chemical into an animal during research and testing.
What part of speech is osmotic pump?
Osmotic pump is a noun.
What is the plural of osmotic pump?
The plural of osmotic pump is osmotic pumps.

Words near osmotic pump in the dictionary

  1. osmotherapy
  2. Osmotherley
  3. osmotic
  4. osmotic pressure
  5. osmotic pressures
  6. osmotic pump
  7. osmotic pumps
  8. osmotica
  9. osmotically
  10. osmoticant
  11. osmoticants

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