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exosmosis definition

ex·os·mo·sis (eks′äs mō′sis, -äz-)

noun

in osmosis, the slower, outward diffusion of the more dense fluid through the semipermeable membrane to mingle with the less dense

Etymology: altered (after osmosis) < exosmose < Fr < Gr exo, out + ōsmos, impulse: see osmosis

Related Forms:

  • exosmotic ex′·os·mot′ic (-äz mät′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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