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osmotrophy

osmotrophy noun: the movement of dissolved nutrients by means of osmosis.

Noun

osmotrophy (uncountable)

  1. The movement of dissolved nutrients by means of osmosis

Origin of osmotrophy

From osmo- + -trophy.

Words formed from osmotrophy

Questions about osmotrophy

What does osmotrophy mean?
Osmotrophy means the movement of dissolved nutrients by means of osmosis.
What part of speech is osmotrophy?
Osmotrophy is a noun.

Words near osmotrophy in the dictionary

  1. osmotransductions
  2. osmotroph
  3. osmotrophic
  4. osmotrophically
  5. osmotrophs
  6. osmotrophy
  7. osmotropotactic
  8. osmotropotaxis
  9. osmous
  10. Osmow
  11. Osmows

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