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osmose

os·mose [ óz mss, óss mss ] (past and past participle os·mosed, present participle os·mos·ing, 3rd person present singular os·mos·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
undergo diffusion by osmosis: to cause something to diffuse by osmosis, or undergo osmosis

[Mid-19th century. shortening of obsolete endosmose, exosmose, both < French< Greek ōsmos "pushing"]
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