endosmosis
noun
osmosis toward the inside of a cell or vessel.
endosmotic
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a word derived from
endosmosis.
Example Sentences
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It is done by what in physics is known as endosmotic and exosmotic action.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
Hence we see in the higher plants the male cells, or pollen, transported to the pistil by the wind or by insects, and thence reach the egg by mechanical endosmotic attraction which brings about conjugation.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
