osmophiles

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A form of osmophile — Any organism that is adapted to living in aqueous environments with high solute concentrations (salt, sugar, alcohol), and resisting internal desiccation caused by the osmotic transport of water outside of their cells

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of osmophile
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APA

osmophiles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmophiles

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“osmophiles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmophiles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osmophiles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmophiles.

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