osmogene

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noun

An apparatus, consisting of a number of cells whose sides are of parchment paper, for conducting the process of osmosis. It is used especially in sugar refining to remove potassium salts from the molasses.

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Meanings

nounosmogene (plural osmogenes)

plural osmogenes

  1. An apparatus, consisting of a number of cells whose sides are of parchment paper, for conducting the process of osmosis. It is used especially in sugar refining to remove potassium salts from the molasses.

Origin

From osmo- + -gene.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gonesomegenosome
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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