osmoprotectant

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What does osmoprotectant mean?

Any osmolyte that helps an organism to survive osmotic stress.

Where does osmoprotectant come from?

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὠθέω (ōthéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der. English osmo- English protect Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English protectant English osmoprotectant From osmo- + protectant.

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