🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

고삼투압의

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gosamtuap-ui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hyperosmotic/ˌhaɪpərɒzˈmɒtɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"고삼투압 용액은 세포막을 통해 물을 끌어들입니다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid.

    "The cells shriveled when they were placed in a hyperosmotic solution."
  2. 2

    Relating to or denoting a concentration of dissolved particles greater than that of a standard reference solution.

    "Hyperosmotic laxatives work by drawing water into the intestinal lumen through osmosis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek prefix 'hyper-' meaning 'above' or 'excessive', combined with 'osmotic', which stems from the Greek 'osmos' meaning 'a push' or 'impulsion'. Coined in the 19th century within physical chemistry and physiology to describe solutions having a higher osmotic pressure than another.

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