osmosensor

English

Etymology

From osmo- +‎ sensor.

Noun

osmosensor (plural osmosensors)

1. (biochemistry) Any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).

Related terms

• osmosensory