Etymology

osmosensing

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Today it means: The regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment. Full definition →

English sensing ← Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)
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  1. Ancient Greekὠσμός (ōsmós)
  2. Englishosmo-
  3. Englishsensing
  4. English todayosmosensing

From osmo- + sensing.

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