"osmoticum" meaning in All languages combined

See osmoticum on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: osmotica [plural]
Etymology: osmotic + -um Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|osmotic|um}} osmotic + -um Head templates: {{en-noun|osmotica}} osmoticum (plural osmotica)
  1. (biology) Any substance that acts to supplement osmotic pressure in a cell Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-osmoticum-en-noun-FoECZByw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -um Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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