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Osmotically
see synonyms of osmoticallyAdverb
1. osmotically
by means of osmosis
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Osmotically
see synonyms of osmoticallynoun
1.
the passage of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated to a more concentrated solution until both solutions are of the same concentration
2.
diffusion through any membrane or porous barrier, as in dialysis
3.
gradual or unconscious assimilation or adoption, as of ideas
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Osmotically
see synonyms of osmotically noun
1.
the tendency of a solvent to pass through a semipermeable membrane, as the wall of a living cell,
into a solution of higher concentration, so as to equalize concentrations on both sides of the membrane
2.
the diffusion of fluids through a membrane or porous partition
3.
an apparently effortless absorption of ideas, feelings, attitudes, etc., as if by biological osmosis
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Osmotically
see synonyms of osmoticallyn. pl. os·mo·ses (-sēz)
1.
a. Diffusion of fluid through a semipermeable membrane from a solution with a low solute concentration to a solution with a higher solute concentration until there is an equal solute concentration on both sides of the membrane.
b. The tendency of fluids to diffuse in such a manner.
2. A gradual, often unconscious process of assimilation or absorption: learned French by osmosis while residing in Paris for 15 years.
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