osmotrophy

English

Etymology

osmo- +‎ -trophy

Noun

osmotrophy (uncountable)

(biology) The movement of dissolved nutrients by means of osmosis

Coordinate terms

phototrophy, phagotrophy

Derived terms

Related terms

osmotroph

Further reading

osmotrophy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“osmotrophy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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