Word: osmosensor
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: os
mo
sen
sor
Definition: 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).
Morphemes:
Affix: osmo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: osmosis; diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
Affix: sense
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sentiō
Language: la
Decoded: sentio
Meaning: feel, hear, see, perceive
Affix: -tus
Language: la
Decoded: -tus
Meaning: action noun
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to the names of members of classes of components, especially those that have an extensive property name of the same root suffixed with -ance