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ώσμωση — meaning in English

osmosi

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English meaning

  • osmosis noun The movement of a solvent, usually water, through a semi-permeable membrane from a weaker solution into a stronger one, so that the concentrations tend to even out.

Senses

ώσμωση is used for these senses in English:

  • osmosis (chemistry) 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.

osmosis — full definition

  1. noun The movement of a solvent, usually water, through a semi-permeable membrane from a weaker solution into a stronger one, so that the concentrations tend to even out.
  2. noun The gradual, unconscious absorption of knowledge, habits or attitudes simply by being around them.
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