| NOUN | process | osmosis | (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 |
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| Sounds | ao.zmow'sihs | |
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| Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... | |
| 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. | |
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| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter | |
| Part of | dialysis | separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes |
| Narrower | reverse osmosis | (chemistry) a method of producing pure water |
| Broader | diffusion | (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 |
| Spanish | osmosis, ósmosis | |
| Catalan | osmosi inversa, osmosi | |
| Adjectives | osmotic | of or relating to osmosis |
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