OSMOTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does osmotic mean? 

• OSMOTIC (adjective)
  The adjective OSMOTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to osmosis

  Familiarity information: OSMOTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSMOTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to osmosis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

osmotic pressure

Pertainym:

osmosis ((biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal)

Derivation:

osmosis ((biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal)

 Context examples 

A trihydroxyalcohol with localized osmotic diuretic and laxative effects.

(Glycerin, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of osmotic pressure equal to one thousandth of an osmole per kilogram substance.

(Milliosmole per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A unit of osmotic strength of solution as a measure of concentration of osmotically active particles expressed in a number of milliosmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent.

(Milliosmole per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 protein, plays a role in the regulation of transcription of osmotic stress responsive genes.

(NFAT5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allows the protease granzyme to enter the cell and activate the apoptotic caspase proteolytic cascade, and also allows other molecules to cross the cell membrane and trigger osmotic lysis of the membrane.

(CTL-mediated Immune Response Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A non-SI unit of osmotic pressure equal to that of an ideal solution of a nondissociating substance that has a concentration of one mole of solute per liter of solution.

(Osmole, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of osmotic pressure equal to one thousandth of osmole or osmotic pressure of 0.001 molar solution of a substance that does not dissociate.

(Milliosmole, NCI Thesaurus)

Osmotic Activity is a passive process in which water diffuses across a cell membrane in response to a concentration gradient.

(Osmotic Activity, NCI Thesaurus)

Osmotic also refers to a type of laxative that increases the amount of water in the large intestine, which softens the stool to help it pass more easily.

(Osmosis, NCI Dictionary)

A unit of osmotic pressure equal to one millionth of an osmole or the osmotic pressure of a 10E-6 molar solution of a substance that does not dissociate.

(Microosmole, NCI Thesaurus)