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osmoadaptation

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

adaptation to changes in osmotic pressure

uncountable

Examples

“In our work⟳, osmotic stress⟳ was shown to reduce⟳ stress⟳ tolerance in CdM while addition of yeast extract in salted CdM increased salt tolerance showing that externally provided compatible solutes, in conjunction with osmoadaptation, play⟳ a crucial role in stress⟳ tolerance, as described in other bacteria [38 ,40 ].”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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