osmotic

[Eng. osmo(se); -tic.] Of or pertaining to osmose; characterized by osmose; as, osmotic action or force. IMG:content-0394.png:[blocks in formation] or treatise on smells and odors. os-phrom-ě-nūs, s . [Gr. osphromenos-tracking by smell; osphrainomai =to smell, to scent.] Ichthyol.: A genus of acanthopterygian fishes, family Labyrinthic i. Body compre ed, more or le elevated; dorsal and anal spines present, ventral fins with the outer ray very long and filiform. the best flavored freshwater fish in the East Indian Osphromenus olfax , the Gourami, is reputed one of Archipelago, and becomes readily acclimatized. It attains the size of a large turbot. O. trichopterus is frequently kept in globes on account of its iridescent metallic tints.