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English
Etymology
From osmo- + -phily.
Noun
osmophily (plural not attested)
- (microbiology) The quality of growing well under high osmotic pressure.
1974, R.A. Samson, J. Mouchacca, “Some interesting species of Emericella and Aspergillus from Egyptian desert soil.”, in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, volume 40, number 1, →DOI, page 130:Pelhate (1968) considered osmophily as being an aspect of xerophily; the ability of a fungus to support high osmotic pressures induced by higher concentrations of NaCl, sucrose or polyethylene glycol would allow a rapid and faithful evaluation of its xerophily.