Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

endosmosis

 - 4 dictionary results

en⋅dos⋅mo⋅sis

  [en-doz-moh-sis, -dos-]
Use endosmosis in a Sentence
–noun
1. Biology. osmosis toward the inside of a cell or vessel.
2. Physical Chemistry. the flow of a substance from an area of lesser concentration to one of greater concentration (opposed to exosmosis ).
Origin:
1830–40; Latinization of now obs. endosmose < F; see end-, osmosis

Related forms:
en⋅dos⋅mot⋅ic  [en-doz-mot-ik, -dos-] , adjective
en⋅dos⋅mot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To endosmosis
en·dos·mo·sis   (ěn'dŏz-mō'sĭs, -dŏs-)   
n.  The inward flow of a fluid through a permeable membrane toward a fluid of greater concentration.
en'dos·mot'ic (-mŏt'ĭk) adj., en'dos·mot'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: end·os·mo·sis
Pronunciation: "en-"däs-'mO-s&s, -"däz-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural end·os·mo·ses /-"sEz/
: passage (as of a surface-active substance) through a membrane from a region of lower to a region of higher concentration—compare EXOSMOSIS —end·os·mot·ic /-'mät-ik/ adjective —end·os·mot·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

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.

en'dos·mot'ic (-mŏt'ĭk) adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see endosmosis on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way