🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

低渗透压的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dī shèn tòu yā de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hypo-osmotic/ˌhaɪ.poʊ.ɒzˈmɒt.ɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"红细胞在低渗透压溶液中会涨破。"

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution, typically resulting in the net movement of water into the solution across a semipermeable membrane.

    "Red blood cells will swell and potentially lyse when placed in a hypo-osmotic environment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek prefix 'hypo-' meaning under or below, combined with 'osmotic', which stems from the Greek 'ōsmos' meaning a pushing or impulse (related to osmosis). Coined in the late 19th to early 20th century within biological and chemical sciences to describe solutions having a lower osmotic pressure than another solution.

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