Osmosis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Diffusion of fluid through a semipermeable membrane from a solution with a low solute concentration to a solution with a higher solute concentration until there is an equal concentration of fluid on both sides of the membrane.
  • n. The tendency of fluids to diffuse in such a manner.
  • n. A gradual, often unconscious process of assimilation or absorption: learned French by osmosis while residing in Paris for 15 years.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The net movement of solvent molecules from a region of high solvent potential to a region of lower solvent potential through a partially permeable membrane
  • n. Picking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. It was first observed between fluids of differing densities, and as taking place through a membrane or an intervening porous structure. An older term for the phenomenon was Osmose.
  • n. The action produced by this tendency.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The diffusion of fluids through membranes. See osmose.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    diffusion   
    Variant
    osmose   
    Hyponym
    reverse osmosis   
    Form
    electroosmosis    endosmosis    exosmosis   
    Rhyme
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