os|mo|reg|u|la|to|ry mechanism

os|mo|reg|u|la|to|ry mechanism
os|mo|reg|u|la|to|ry mechanism «OZ moh REHG yuh luh TAWR ee, -TOHR-; OS-»,
a biological device or chemical reaction by which an organism carries out osmoregulation.

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