osmoregulasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch osmoregulatie.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔsmoreɡuˈlasi/
  • Rhymes: -si, -i
  • Hyphenation: os‧mo‧ré‧gu‧la‧si

Noun

osmorégulasi (plural osmoregulasi-osmoregulasi, first-person possessive osmoregulasiku, second-person possessive osmoregulasimu, third-person possessive osmoregulasinya)

  1. (physiology) osmoregulation: The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).
    Synonym: pengosmokawalaturan (Standard Malay)

References

  1. Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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