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Osmotic stress

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004634

A change in osmotic pressure causing a rapid passage of water or other solvent across a membrane by osmosis; in living cells this may result in rupture of the cell membrane and lysis of the cell.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004634
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymsosmotic shock
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAbiotic stress; Osmotic pressure
TranslationsSpanish: estrés osmótico
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004634",
  "term": "Osmotic stress",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A change in osmotic pressure causing a rapid passage of water or other solvent across a membrane by osmosis; in living cells this may result in rupture of the cell membrane and lysis of the cell.",
  "synonyms": [
    "osmotic shock"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "abiotic stress",
    "osmotic pressure"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "estrés osmótico"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/osmotic-stress/"
}

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