Osmotic shock
osmotic shock n.
The rupture of bacterial or other cells in a solution following a sudden reduction in osmotic pressure; it is sometimes induced to release cellular components for biochemical analysis.
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[oz-mee-uh s] /ˈɒz mi əs/ adjective, Chemistry. 1. of or containing in its lower valences. /ˈɒzməs/ adjective 1. of or containing osmium in a low valence state, esp the divalent state Also osmious /ˈɒzmɪəs/ adjective 1. another word for osmous
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[oz-muh nd, os-] /ˈɒz mənd, ˈɒs-/ noun 1. any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern. [oz-muh nd, os-] /ˈɒz mənd, ˈɒs-/ noun 1. a superior quality of iron, formerly used for fishhooks, arrowheads, etc.
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[oz-nuh-broo k; German aws-nah-bryk] /ˈɒz nəˌbrʊk; German ˌɔs nɑˈbrük/ noun 1. a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany. /German ɔsnaˈbryk/ noun 1. an industrial city in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: a member of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages; one of the treaties comprising the Peace of Westphalia (1648) was signed here. […]