Meanings
adjectiveosmomechanical (not comparable)
- not comparableDescribing a mechanical action or force caused by osmotic pressure
Origin
- Ancient Greekὠθέω (ōthéō)
- Ancient Greekὠσμός (ōsmós)
- Englishosmo-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishosmomechanical
From osmo- + mechanical.
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osmomechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmomechanical
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“osmomechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmomechanical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osmomechanical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmomechanical.
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