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Osmosensing vs Osmosensor - What's the difference?

osmosensing | osmosensor |

Osmosensor is a related term of osmosensing.



As nouns the difference between osmosensing and osmosensor

is that osmosensing is the regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment while osmosensor is any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).

osmosensing

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Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * osmosensor * osmosensory

    osmosensor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).

    • Related terms

    * osmosensory