Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
osmic
osmic acid
osmiridium
osmium
osmium tetroxide
osmoconformer
osmometer
osmoregulation
osmoregulator
osmose
osmosis
osmotic pressure
osmunda
osnaburg
osprey
OSS
ossa
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

osmoregulator

os·mo·reg·u·la·tor [ òzmō réggyə làytər ] (plural os·mo·reg·u·la·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
self-regulating organism: an organism that can maintain a concentration of dissolved substances inside its body different from that of its surroundings

[Mid-20th century. <osmosis]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft