homeosmotic

adjective

ho·​me·​osmotic

¦hōmē,

¦hämē+

: having a relatively constant bodily osmotic pressure that is maintained independent of the osmotic pressure of the external environment compare poikilosmotic

Word History

Etymology

home- + osmotic

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