Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osmosensor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-mosen-sor
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der. English osmo- English sensor English osmosensor From osmo- + sensor.

Inflected Forms

osmosensors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

osmosensory

Questions

What does osmosensor mean?: Any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).
Where does osmosensor come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)der. English osmo- English sensor English osmosensor From osmo- + sensor.

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