osmosis
/ɑzˈmoʊ·sɪs/, /ɑs-/ n [U]Definition
› biology the process in animals and plants by which a liquid passes gradually from one part to another through a membrane (= tissue that covers cells) › Osmosis is also the process by which ideas and information are absorbed without conscious effort: Children often learn by osmosis.
(Definition of osmosis n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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