OSMO-

Meaning of OSMO- in English

■ combining form representing osmosis .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

OSMO- — I. combining form Etymology: osmose (I) : osmosis : osmotic osmo meter II. — see osm-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OSMO- — a combining form representing osmosis in compound words: osmoregulation.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OSMO VÄNSKÄ — Вянскя, Осмо
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
OSM — osm- [occurring in derivatives and compounds] osm-, osmo- (= smell, odor) osm- see osmose
Interlingua English vocab
OSMOSCOPE — I. ˈäzməˌskōp noun Etymology: osm- + -scope : an instrument for detecting and for measuring odors — compare odorometer II. …
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OSMOPHILIC — I. |äzmə|filik adjective also os·mo·phile ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfīl Etymology: osmophilic from osmo- (I) + -philic; osmophile International Scientific Vocabulary osmo- (I) + …
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OSMOTAXIS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtaksə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from osmo- (I) + -taxis : a taxis in which a difference of osmotic pressure …
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OSMOREGULATOR — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary osmo- (I) + regulator : a body mechanism concerned with the maintenance of constant …
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OSMOREGULATION — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary osmo- (I) + regulation : regulation of osmotic pressure especially in the body of …
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OSMORECEPTOR — |äzmō+ noun Etymology: osmo- (I) + receptor : a sensory endorgan that is stimulated by changes in osmotic pressure
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OSMOMETRY — äzˈmämə.trē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary osmo- (I) + -metry : the measurement of osmotic pressure determination …
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OSMOMETER — äzˈmäməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: osmo- (I) + -meter : an apparatus for measuring osmotic pressure
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OSMOGRAPH — ˈäzməˌgraf, -rȧf noun Etymology: osmo- (I) + -graph : an instrument for recording the height of the liquid in an …
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OSM- — combining form or osmo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek osm-, from osmē — more at odor 1. : odor : …
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OSMOREGULATION — /oz'moh reg'yeuh lay"sheuhn, os'-/ , n. the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OSMOMETRY — — osmometric /oz'meuh me"trik, os'-/ , adj. — osmometrically , adv. /oz mom"i tree, os-/ , n. Physical Chem. measurement …
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OSMOMETER — /oz mom"i teuhr, os-/ , n. an instrument used in osmometry. [ 1850-55; OSMO- + -METER ]
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OSMOREGULATION — noun Etymology: osmo sis + regulation Date: 1927 : regulation of osmotic pressure especially in the body of a living …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OSMOMETER — noun Etymology: osmo sis + -meter Date: 1854 : an apparatus for measuring osmotic pressure • os·mo·met·ric ˌäz-mə-ˈme-trik, ˌäs- adjective …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ВЯНСКЯ, ОСМО — Osmo Vänskä
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

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