ALL meanings of osmosis
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O o - noun osmosis A process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane. 1
- noun osmosis Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane. the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions. Compare endosmosis, exosmosis. 1
- noun osmosis a subtle or gradual absorption or mingling: He never studies but seems to learn by osmosis. 1
- noun osmosis diffusion, absorption 1
- noun osmosis passive absorption 1
- uncountable noun osmosis Osmosis is the process by which a liquid passes through a thin piece of solid substance such as the roots of a plant. 0
- uncountable noun osmosis If you say that people influence each other by osmosis, or that skills are gained by osmosis, you mean that this is done gradually and without any obvious effort. 0
- noun osmosis the passage of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated to a more concentrated solution until both solutions are of the same concentration 0
- noun osmosis diffusion through any membrane or porous barrier, as in dialysis 0
- noun osmosis gradual or unconscious assimilation or adoption, as of ideas 0
- noun osmosis the tendency of a solvent to pass through a semipermeable membrane, as the wall of a living cell, into a solution of higher concentration, so as to equalize concentrations on both sides of the membrane 0
- noun osmosis the diffusion of fluids through a membrane or porous partition 0
- noun osmosis an apparently effortless absorption of ideas, feelings, attitudes, etc., as if by biological osmosis 0