osmoresistant

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adjective

resistant to high salt concentrations

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveosmoresistant (comparative more osmoresistant, superlative most osmoresistant)

comparative more osmoresistant · superlative most osmoresistant

  1. biologyresistant to high salt concentrations

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὠσμός (ōsmós)
  2. Englishosmo-
  3. Englishresistant
  4. Englishosmoresistant

From osmo- + resistant.

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APA

osmoresistant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoresistant

MLA

“osmoresistant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoresistant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osmoresistant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmoresistant.

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