osmotrophy

English

Etymology

osmo- +‎ -trophy

Noun

osmotrophy (uncountable)

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

Coordinate terms

• phototrophy, phagotrophy

Derived terms

• osmotrophic
• osmotropotactic

Related terms

• osmotroph

Further reading

• osmotrophy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• osmotrophy at OneLook Dictionary Search