Osm

Morpheme

Osm

Type

bound base

Denotation

push, thrust

Etymology

(1) Ancient Greek ōsmos, from ōtheîn + -mós; (2) backformed from osmosis (<Osmose + -is>)

Evidence

chemiosmotic, electroosmotic, endoosmotic, endosmotic, equiosmotic, exosmotic, hydroosmotic, hyperosmotic, hypoosmotic, immunoelectroosmophoresis, isosmotic, microosmotic, miniosmotic, nonosmotic, normoosmotic, normosmic, osmidrosis, osmobalancing, osmobiosis, osmoceptor, osmocytosis, osmodiuretic, osmoequivalent, osmofragility, osmogene, osmograph, osmoheterotrophy, osmolarity, osmolysis, osmolytic, osmomechanical, osmometer, osmometric, osmometry, osmophilia, osmophobic, osmoprimed, osmopriming, osmoscope, osmosensation, osmosensing, osmosensitive, osmosensor, osmosensory, osmoshock, osmosignaling, osmosolute, osmospecific, osmostabilizer, osmostat, osmostressor, osmotaxis, osmotherapeutic, osmotherapy, osmotic, osmotica, osmotically, osmotics, osmoticum, osmotolerance, osmotoxic, osmotrophy, osmotropotactic, osmotropotaxis

See Also

Osmose

Homographs

Osm