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osmosis

os·mo·sis

osmosis

 
pronunciation:
az mo sihs [or] as mo sihs
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part of speech: noun
definition: the passage of a liquid through a membrane until the concentration is the same on both sides of the membrane.
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derivations: osmotic (adj.), osmotically (adv.)