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osmose

[ oz-mohs, os- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, os·mosed, os·mos·ing.

, os·mosed, os·mos·ing.

osmose

/ -məʊz; ˈɒzməʊs; ˈɒs- /

Origin of osmose¹

First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from osmosis

Origin of osmose¹

C19 (n): abstracted from the earlier terms endosmose and exosmose; related to Greek ōsmos push

The following interesting experiment will give you an idea of this process or force of osmose.

Osmose, the movement of fluids through membranes or thin partitions.

The moisture gets into the root hairs by a process called osmose.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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