. "Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate of translation initiation, as a result of a stimulus indicating an increase or decrease in the concentration of solutes outside the organism or cell." . . . . "negative regulation of translational initiation in response to osmotic stress" . "down regulation of translation initiation in response to osmotic stress" . "down-regulation of translation initiation in response to osmotic stress" . "downregulation of translation initiation in response to osmotic stress" . "inhibition of translation initiation in response to osmotic stress" . . .