endosmosis (ˌɛndɒsˈməʊsɪs, -dɒz-) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| biology Compare exosmosis osmosis in which water enters a cell or organism from the surrounding solution | |
| endosmotic | |
| —adj | |
| endos'motically | |
| —adv | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
endosmosis en·dos·mo·sis (ěn'dŏz-mō'sĭs, -dŏs-)
n.
The passage of a fluid inward through a permeable membrane, as of a cell, toward a fluid of higher concentration.