English Explanatory Dictionary

osmoticum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any substance that acts to supplement osmotic pressure in a cell

Word forms

osmoticum osmotica

Etymology

From 1961 osmotic + Latin -um (“Latin neuter noun ending”) on model of Latin -um nouns. First attested in American Journal of Botany.

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