osmosis

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.

Synonyms

infiltrate

permeation

pervade

penetration

permeability

permeate

perviousness

saturate

seepage

soaking

osmosize

transudation

osmotic flow

leak through

absorption

osmotic permeability

digestion

electroosmosis

infiltration

percolate

pervious

Translations

osmose

Osmose

ósmosis

osmosi

ώσμωση

osmose

تناضح

osmose

osmosi

osmoz

διαπίδυση

osmosis

infiltration

Permeabilität

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɒzˈməʊsɪs/

Etymology

From endosmose and exosmose, both coined by French physician Henri Dutrochet in 1826; from (respectively) Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within”) and Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer, external”), plus Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push, impulsion”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō).