osmosensitivity

English

Etymology

From osmosensitive +‎ -ity.

Noun

osmosensitivity (usually uncountable, plural osmosensitivities)

1. (nematology, neurology) An organism's degree of sensitivity to osmotic gradients

   The mutant strain exhibited reduced osmosensitivity.

Related terms

• osmosensation
• osmosensitive
• osmosensory