osmometˈric adjective

osmomˈetry noun

osmoregulāˈtion noun

The process by which animals regulate the amount of water in their bodies and the concentration of various solutes and ions in their body fluids

osmoregˈulatory /-lə-tər-i/ adjective

osmoseˈ intransitive verb and transitive verb

To undergo or cause to undergo osmosis

Osmosis

osmotic /-motˈik/ adjective

osmotˈically adverb

osmotic pressure noun

1. The pressure exerted by a dissolved substance in virtue of the motion of its molecules
2. A measure of this as the pressure which must be applied to a solution which is separated by a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent in order to prevent the passage of the solvent through the membrane