- homoiosmotic
- ho·moi·osmotic
English syllables. 2014.
homoiosmotic
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homoiosmotic — ho·moi·os·mot·ic .hō .mȯi äz mät ik adj having a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and body fluids that differ in osmotic pressure from the surrounding medium or from seawater <homoiosmotic animals include all the land and freshwater… … Medical dictionary
homoiosmotic — (|)hō|mȯi, (|)hä| + adjective Etymology: home + osmotic : having a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and having body fluids that differ in osmotic pressure from the surrounding medium or from sea water homoiosmotic animals include all the land … Useful english dictionary
homoiosmotic — adj. [Gr. homoios, like; osmose, impulse] Said of organisms maintaining constant internal osmotic pressure … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
poikilosmotic — poi·kil·os·mot·ic .pȯi kil äz mät ik adj having body fluids with an osmotic pressure similar to that of the surrounding medium <most lower marine invertebrates are poikilosmotic> compare HOMOIOSMOTIC … Medical dictionary
poikilosmotic — |pȯikə̇l+ adjective Etymology: poecil + osmotic : lacking a bodily osmotic regulating mechanism and having body fluids with an osmotic pressure similar to that of the surrounding medium most lower marine invertebrates are poikilosmotic compare… … Useful english dictionary
