Words starting with osm
5 letter words starting with osm
- osman — 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- osmic — of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- osman i — 1259–1326, Turkish sultan; founder of the Ottoman Empire
- osmic acid — a crystalline or amorphous, colorless, poisonous compound, OsO 4 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used for microscopic staining, in photography, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis.
6 letter words starting with osm
- osmate — a salt of osmic acid
- osmics — the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- osmium — a hard, heavy, metallic element having the greatest density of the known elements and forming octavalent compounds, as OsO 4 and OsF 8 : used chiefly as a catalyst, in alloys, and in the manufacture of electric-light filaments. Symbol: Os; atomic weight: 190.2; atomic number: 76; specific gravity: 22.57.
- osmole — a unit of solute containing one mole of osmotically active particles when in solution
- osmose — to undergo osmosis.
7 letter words starting with osm
8 letter words starting with osm
9 letter words starting with osm
- osmeteria — glands in some caterpillars that secrete foul-smelling substances to deter predators
- osmically — with regard to smell
- osmometer — an instrument used in osmometry.
- osmometry — measurement of osmotic pressure.
- osmoticum — (biology) Any substance that acts to supplement osmotic pressure in a plant or a culture of plant cells.
10 letter words starting with osm
- osmeterium — a glandular process on the first thoracic segment of many caterpillars that emits a noxious odor to ward off predators.
- osmidrosis — bromhidrosis.
- osmiridium — iridosmine.
- osmolality — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per kilogram.
- osmolarity — The concentration of a solution expressed as the total number of solute particles per liter.
11 letter words starting with osm
- osmotically — Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
12 letter words starting with osm
- osmoreceptor — A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure.
13 letter words starting with osm
- osmoconformer — Any marine invertebrate that maintains its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater.
- osmoregulator — Any organism that practices osmoregulation.
14 letter words starting with osm
- osmoconformers — Plural form of osmoconformer.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
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