exosmosis

[ 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 of exosmosis

1
1830–40; Latinization of now obsolete exosmose<French; see ex-2, osmosis

Other words from exosmosis

  • ex·os·mot·ic [ek-sos-mot-ik, -soz-], /ˌɛk sɒsˈmɒt ɪk, -sɒz-/, adjective
  • ex·os·mot·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use exosmosis in a sentence

  • It is done by what in physics is known as endosmotic and exosmotic action.

    A Practical Physiology | Albert F. Blaisdell

British Dictionary definitions for exosmosis

exosmosis

/ (ˌɛksɒzˈməʊsɪs, -sɒs-) /


noun
  1. biology osmosis in which water flows from a cell or organism into the surrounding solution: Compare endosmosis

Derived forms of exosmosis

  • exosmotic (ˌɛksɒzˈmɒtɪk, -sɒs-) or exosmic (ɛkˈsɒzmɪk, -ˈsɒs-), adjective

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