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Osmolarity vs Osmosensing - What's the difference?

osmolarity | osmosensing |

As nouns the difference between osmolarity and osmosensing

is that osmolarity is (chemistry) the osmotic concentration of a solution, normally expressed as osmoles of solute per litre of solution while osmosensing is (biology) the regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.

osmolarity

English

Noun

(osmolarities)
  • (chemistry) The osmotic concentration of a solution, normally expressed as osmoles of solute per litre of solution.

    • Related terms

    * osmolality

    osmosensing

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.

    • Related terms

    * osmosensor * osmosensory