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121osmoregulation — n. [Gr. osmos, pushing; L. regulatus, regulated] Maintaining the osmotic pressure in the body by regulating the amount of water and salts, effected by the removal of salts, excretory products or water by the excretory organs …
122osmosis — n. [Gr. osmos, pushing] Passage of water through a semi permeable membrane from a solution of lower concentration to one of higher concentration until the solutions are equal in concentration …
123osmosium — n. [Gr. osmos, pushing] (NEMATA) A structure of modified intestinal tissue that protrudes into the tissue of the Demanian organ that is of gonadal origin …
124osmotaxis — n. [Gr. osmos, pushing; taxis, arrangement] A response to osmotic pressure change …
125poikilosmotic — adj. [Gr. poikilos, various; osmos, impulse] Having an internal osmotic pressure varying with the environmental medium …
126Осмос — (от греч. osmos толчок, давление) односторонний перенос растворителя через полупроницаемую пре городку (мембрану). Обусловлен стремлением системы к термодинамическому равновесию и выравниванию концентраций по обе стороны мембраны. Играет важную… …
127chemosmosis — Chemical reaction between substances initially separated by a membrane. [chem + G. osmos, a thrusting, an impulsion] * * * chem·os·mo·sis .kē .mäz mō səs, .mäs ; .kem .äz , .äs n, pl mo·ses .sēz chemical action taking place through an intervening …
128osmo- — 1. Osmosis. [G. osmos, impulsion] 2. Smell, odor. [G. osme] * * * see osm …
