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单词 osmoregulate
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osmoregulatev.

Brit. /ˌɒzmə(ʊ)ˈrɛɡjᵿleɪt/, U.S. /ˌɑzmoʊˈrɛɡjəˌleɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: osmo- comb. form2, regulate v.
Etymology: < osmo- comb. form2 + regulate v., after osmoregulating adj.
Physiology.
intransitive. To regulate the body's content of water and solutes; to maintain the osmotic concentration of body fluids at a constant level or within certain limits.
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osmoregulate1958
1958 Jrnl. Exper. Biol. 35 241 Animals whose branchial epithelium has been damaged by a brief exposure to saturated KMnO4 solution have lost the ability to osmo-regulate.
1969 New Scientist 30 Jan. 243/1 Herring embryos could osmoregulate even before chloride cells had developed.
1993 Functional Ecol. 7 323/2 Chown & Van Drimmelen..found that Palirhoeus eatoni larvae are capable of osmoregulating over a variety of salinities, which does not seem to be the case for the other weevil species.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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