osmoconform

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verb

To maintain its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater

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Meanings

verbosmoconform (third-person singular simple present osmoconforms, present participle osmoconforming, simple past and past participle osmoconformed)

present singular third person osmoconforms · participle present osmoconforming · participle past osmoconformed · past osmoconformed

  1. biologyTo maintain its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater

Origin

From osmo- + conform.

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APA

osmoconform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoconform

MLA

“osmoconform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoconform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osmoconform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoconform.

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