Definition of osmosis
Nouns
(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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reverse osmosis
(chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure
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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
Vocabulary Lists for osmosis
- ATP
- cell
- cell membrane
- cell wall
- cellular respiration
- dillydally
- lollygag
- persnickety
- curmudgeon
- cacophony