osmosensor

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noun

Any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).

OriginEnglish sensor ← Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós) →
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Meanings

nounosmosensor (plural osmosensors)

plural osmosensors

  1. biochemistryAny of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὠσμός (ōsmós)
  2. Englishosmo-
  3. Englishsensor
  4. Englishosmosensor

From osmo- + sensor.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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