osmosis
noun [U] (LIQUID) /ɒzˈməʊ.sɪs/
/ɑːzˈmoʊ-/ specializedDefinition
› the process in plants and animals by which a liquid moves gradually from one part of the body or the plant to another through a membrane (= cell covering): Fluid flows back into the tiny blood vessels by osmosis.Physical and chemical processes osmotic /-ˈmɒt.ɪk/
/-ˈmɑː.t̬ɪk/ adjective [before noun] › an osmotic processPhysical and chemical processes
/-ˈmɑː.t̬ɪk/ adjective [before noun] › an osmotic processPhysical and chemical processes(Definition of osmosis noun (LIQUID) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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