osmoadapt

English

Etymology

osmo- +‎ adapt

Verb

osmoadapt (third-person singular simple present osmoadapts, present participle osmoadapting, simple past and past participle osmoadapted)

1. To undergo osmoadaptation.
   • 1992, E. J. Carpenter, Marine Pelagic Cyanobacteria: Trichodesmium and other Diazotrophs, page 319:

     These are usually regarded as freshwater cyanobacteria, although they osmoadapt to sodium chloride and can grow in brackish waters.