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electroosmosis

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e⋅lec⋅tro-os⋅mo⋅sis

[i-lek-troh-oz-moh-sis, -os-]
–noun Physical Chemistry.
the motion of a liquid through a membrane under the influence of an applied electric field.
Also, e⋅lec⋅tro⋅os⋅mo⋅sis, electrosmosis.
Also called electroendosmosis.


Origin:
1905–10


e⋅lec⋅tro-os⋅mot⋅ic [i-lek-troh-oz-mot-ik, -os-] , adjective
e⋅lec⋅tro-os⋅mot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: elec·tro·os·mo·sis
Pronunciation: i-"lek-trO-äz-'mO-s&s, -äs-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural elec·tro·os·mo·ses /-"sEz/
: the movement of a liquid out of or through a porous material or a biological membrane under the influence of anelectric field called also electroendosmosiselec·tro·os·mot·ic /-'mät-ik/ adjectiveelec·tro·os·mot·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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