osmoadapt

English

Etymology

osmo- +‎ adapt

Verb

osmoadapt (third-person singular simple present osmoadapts, present participle osmoadapting, simple past and past participle osmoadapted)

  1. To undergo osmoadaptation.
    • 1992, E. J. Carpenter, Marine Pelagic Cyanobacteria: Trichodesmium and other Diazotrophs, page 319:
      These are usually regarded as freshwater cyanobacteria, although they osmoadapt to sodium chloride and can grow in brackish waters.
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