Etymology

osmoresistant

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Today it means: resistant to high salt concentrations Full definition →

English resistant ← Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)
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  1. Ancient Greekὠσμός (ōsmós)
  2. Englishosmo-
  3. Englishresistant
  4. English todayosmoresistant

From osmo- + resistant.

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