osmoregulatingadj.
/ˌɒzmə(ʊ)ˈrɛɡjᵿleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌɑzmoʊˈrɛɡjəˌleɪdɪŋ/ Physiology.
That carries out or is involved in osmoregulation; that is able to osmoregulate.
ΚΠ
1955 Amer. Naturalist 89 211 Assuming that ion- and osmo-regulating tissues line the branchial cavity and with the knowledge that Pachygrapsus can maintain its blood hypotonic to concentrated sea water, it is obvious there must be a mechanism at least partially inhibiting the absorption of salts from the branchial fluids when they become concentrated by evaporation.
1958 Jrnl. Exper. Biol. 35 234 The very great osmo-regulating ability of Artemia has been described.
1960 Biol. Abstr. 35 2729/2 The degree of activity of their osmoregulating mechanisms.
1977 Enzyme 22 270 This study considers differential sensitivity of citrate synthase..from an osmoconforming animal (sea anemone) and an osmoregulating animal (the pig) to salt.
1990 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 326 570 I know of no evidence that compatible (osmoregulating) solutes or other chemical cryoprotectants interact strongly with water.
2000 Endocrinology 141 731 We have used salmon (Salmo salar) as our model organism, because osmoregulating fish have a particularly well developed defense mechanism against volume excess.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1955