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exosmosises

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ex⋅os⋅mo⋅sis

[ek-sos-moh-sis, ek-soz-]
–noun
1. Biology. osmosis toward the outside of a cell or vessel.
2. Physical Chemistry. the flow of a substance from an area of greater concentration to one of lower concentration (opposed to endosmosis ).

Origin:
1830–40; Latinization of now obs. exosmose < F; see ex- 2 , osmosis


ex⋅os⋅mot⋅ic [ek-sos-mot-ik, -soz-] , adjective
ex⋅os⋅mot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: ex·os·mo·sis
Pronunciation: "ek-(")säs-'mO-s&s, -(")säz-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ex·os·mo·ses /-"sEz/
: passage of material through a membrane from a region of higher to a region of lower concentration —compare ENDOSMOSISex·os·mot·ic /-'mät-ik/ adjective
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exosmosis ex·os·mo·sis (ěk'sŏz-mō'sĭs, -sŏs-)
n.
The passage of a fluid through a semipermeable membrane toward a solution of lower concentration, especially the passage of water through a cell membrane into the surrounding medium.


ex'os·mot'ic (-mŏt'ĭk) adj.

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