Meanings
nounosmoregulation (countable and uncountable, plural osmoregulations)
plural osmoregulations
- countableuncountableThe homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).
Origin
- Ancient Greekὠθέω (ōthéō)
- Ancient Greekὠσμός (ōsmós)
- Englishosmo-
- Englishregulation
- Englishosmoregulation
From osmo- + regulation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch osmoregulatie
- osmoregulatiehomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Esperanto osmoregado
- osmoregadohomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Finnish osmoregulaatio
- osmoregulaatiohomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
French osmorégulation
- osmorégulationhomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
German Osmoregulation
- Osmoregulationhomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Indonesian osmoregulasi
- osmoregulasihomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Italian osmoregolazione
- osmoregolazionehomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Malay pengosmokawalaturan
- pengosmokawalaturanhomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Polish osmoregulacja
- osmoregulacjahomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Portuguese osmorregulação
- osmorregulaçãohomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Spanish osmorregulación
- osmorregulaciónhomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
Turkish osmoregülasyon
- osmoregülasyonhomeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure
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APA
osmoregulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoregulation
MLA
“osmoregulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoregulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osmoregulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoregulation.
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