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Turgor vs Osmosensing - What's the difference?

turgor | osmosensing |

As nouns the difference between turgor and osmosensing

is that turgor is the pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane while osmosensing is the regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.

turgor

English

Noun

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  • (physics) the pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.
  • turgidity

    • osmosensing

    English

    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