osmophilic1
/ˌɒzməˈfɪlɪk/Biology
adjective
Of a microorganism, especially a yeast: living or thriving in an environment of high osmotic pressure (e.g. due to high sugar or salt concentration).
Origin
1920s. From osmo- + -philic, after German osmophil.
osmophilic2
/ˌɒzməˈfɪlɪk/Biology
adjective
= osmiophilic.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. From osm- + -o- + -philic.