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os·mo·phil·ic I. \|äzmə|filik\ adjective also os·mo·phile \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfīl\ Etymology: osmophilic from osmo- (I) + -philic; osmophile International Scientific Vocabulary osmo- (I) + -phile : living or thriving in a medium of high osmotic pressure < osmophilic yeasts that ferment maple syrup > II. adjective also osmophile \“\ Etymology: osm- + -philic or -phile : of, relating to, constituting, or containing cellular lipoids that become blackened with a precipitate of osmium when exposed to osmium tetroxide |