osmophily

English

Etymology

From osmo- +‎ -phily.

Noun

osmophily (plural not attested)

1. (microbiology) The quality of growing well under high osmotic pressure.
   • 1974, R.A. Samson, J. Mouchacca, “Some interesting species of Emericella and Aspergillus from Egyptian desert soil.”, in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, volume 40, number 1, →DOI, page 130:

     Pelhate (1968) considered osmophily as being an aspect of xerophily; the ability of a fungus to support high osmotic pressures induced by higher concentrations of NaCl, sucrose or polyethylene glycol would allow a rapid and faithful evaluation of its xerophily.

Related terms

• osmophile
• osmophilic
• osmoregulation
• osmotolerant