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electro-osmosis

American

[ih-lek-troh-oz-moh-sis, -os-] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɒzˈmoʊ sɪs, -ɒs- /

Also electroosmosis,

noun

Physical Chemistry.

the motion of a liquid through a membrane under the influence of an applied electric field.

electro-osmosis British

noun

Also called: electroendosmosis. movement of liquid through a capillary tube or membrane under the influence of an electric field: used in controlling rising damp

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Other Word Forms

electro-osmotic adjective
electro-osmotically adverb

Etymology

Origin of electro-osmosis

First recorded in 1905–10

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