osmosis
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osmosis
- /ɒzˈməʊ̯sɪs/ UK
- /ɒsˈməʊ̯sɪs/ UK
- /ɑzˈmoʊ̯sɪs/ US
- /ɑsˈmoʊ̯sɪs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊsɪs, -oʊsɪs
Where it comes from
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).
noun osmoses
- 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.
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Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.
Near-synonym: serendipity
Similar: serendipity
Translations
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noun movement of molecules across a membrane
| Español | ósmosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼투 samtu |
| 日本語 | 浸透 shintō |
| 中文 | 渗透 shèntòu |
| हिन्दी | परासरण parāsaraṇ |
| Português | osmose |
| Français | osmose |
| Deutsch | Osmose |
| Italiano | osmosi |
| Ελληνικά | ώσμωση ósmosi |
| Русский | о́смос ósmos |
| Tiếng Việt | sự thẩm thấu |
| العربية | خَاصِّيَّة أُسْمُوزِيَّة ḵāṣṣiyya ʔusmūziyya, ḵāṣṣiyya ʔusmōziyya, تَنَاضُح tanāḍuḥ |
noun picking up knowledge accidentally
| 中文 | 耳濡目染 ěrrúmùrǎn |
|---|---|
| Português | osmose |
| Deutsch | but see Nachempfindung, Nachvollziehung, Nachvollzug, Gefühlsansteckung, Hineindenkung, Gedankenansteckung |
Talk about this word "osmosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/osmosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. osmosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/osmosis "osmosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/osmosis.Cite this
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title = {osmosis},
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