I. |äzmə|filik adjective
also os·mo·phile ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfīl
Etymology: osmophilic from osmo- (I) + -philic; osmophile International Scientific Vocabulary osmo- (I) + -phile
: living or thriving in a medium of high osmotic pressure
osmophilic yeasts that ferment maple syrup
II. adjective
also osmophile “
Etymology: osm- + -philic or -phile
: of, relating to, constituting, or containing cellular lipoids that become blackened with a precipitate of osmium when exposed to osmium tetroxide