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View synonyms for osmose
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of osmose1
C19 (n): abstracted from the earlier terms endosmose and exosmose; related to Greek ōsmos push
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Example Sentences
The following interesting experiment will give you an idea of this process or force of osmose.
From Project Gutenberg
Osmose, the movement of fluids through membranes or thin partitions.
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The moisture gets into the root hairs by a process called osmose.
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