osmoregulasi
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch osmoregulatie.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔsmoreɡuˈlasi/
- Rhymes: -si, -i
- Hyphenation: os‧mo‧ré‧gu‧la‧si
Noun
osmorégulasi (plural osmoregulasi-osmoregulasi, first-person possessive osmoregulasiku, second-person possessive osmoregulasimu, third-person possessive osmoregulasinya)
- (physiology) osmoregulation: The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).
- Synonym: pengosmokawalaturan (Standard Malay)
References
- Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, OCLC 687330964
Further reading
- “osmoregulasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.