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osmoses
noun(os-mo-sis)
movement of a solvent (such as water) through a semipermeable membrane (as of a living cell) into a solution of higher solute concentration that tends to equalize the concentrations of solute on the two sides of the membrane
osmoses
noun(os-mo-sis)
a process of absorption or diffusion suggestive of the flow of osmotic action; especially : a usually effortless often unconscious assimilation
osmoses
noun(os-mo-sis)
the movement of fresh water through a semipermeable membrane when pressure is applied to a solution (such as seawater) on one side of it

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