osmostress

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English

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Etymology

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osmo- +‎ stress

Noun

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osmostress (countable and uncountable, plural osmostresses)

  1. The stress caused by (changes in) osmotic pressure

Verb

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osmostress (third-person singular simple present osmostresses, present participle osmostressing, simple past and past participle osmostressed)

  1. To stress by a sudden change in osmotic pressure