osmoregulatorn.
/ˌɒzmə(ʊ)ˈrɛɡjᵿleɪtə/, U.S. /ˌɑzmoʊˈrɛɡjəˌleɪdər/ Physiology.
A part of the body or a substance involved in osmoregulation; an organism capable of osmoregulation.
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osmoregulator1935
1935 Biol. Rev. 10 357 The excretory organs of numerous freshwater animals act as osmoregulators.
1963 R. P. Dales Annelids v. 109 In view of the lack of evidence that the nephridia do more than act as drains as far as nitrogenous wastes are concerned, we can but incline to the view that they are primarily osmoregulators.
1964 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 2 307 Holeurysaline osmo-regulators can regulate in salinities ranging from that of pure fresh water to that of full strength sea water or higher.
2003 Amino Acids 24 213 Aurine is an inhibitory amino acid acting as an osmoregulator and neuroromodulator in the brain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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