osmosis
English
noun
Definitions
- The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.
- Picking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὠσμός (push).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὠσμός
Gloss
push
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chemiosmosis English
- chemosmosis English
- diosmosis English
- electroendosmosis English
- electroosmosis English
- endosmosis English
- exosmosis English
- hyperosmosis English
- zoosmosis English
- ὠσμός Ancient Greek
- osmotisk Norwegian Bokmål
- osmotisk Norwegian Nynorsk