poikilosmotic
/ˌpɔɪkɪlɒzˈmɒtɪk/(also poikilo-osmotic) Zoology
adjective
Of an animal: that allows the concentration of dissolved substances in its body fluids to vary with fluctuations in that of the surrounding medium. Opposed to homoiosmotic.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Biological Bulletin. From poikilo- + osmotic, after German poikilosmotisch.
- complaisance
- complaisant
- compleat
- complected
- complement
- complemental
- complementarily
- complementariness
- complementarity
- complementary
- complementary angle
- complementary colour
- complementary distribution
- complementary DNA
- complementary function
- complementary medicine
- complementation
- complement fixation test
- complementiser
- complementizer
- complete
- complete game
- completely
- completeness
- completer