HyperDic: osmosis

English > 1 sense of the word osmosis:
NOUNprocessosmosis(biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
osmosis > pronunciation
Soundsao.zmow'sihs
Rhymesabyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs...
English > osmosis: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning(biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal.
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
chemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Part ofdialysisseparation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Narrowerreverse osmosis(chemistry) a method of producing pure water
Broaderdiffusion(physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration
Spanishosmosis, ósmosis
Catalanosmosi inversa, osmosi
Adjectivesosmoticof or relating to osmosis

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