Osmosis - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɑːzˈməʊsɪs|
Brit.
|ɒzˈməʊsɪs|
noun
- (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
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She seems to learn foreign languages by osmosis.
Children learn new languages by osmosis.
He seems to absorb information through a process of osmosis.
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