exosmosis

[ ek-sos-moh-sis, ek-soz- ]

/ ˌɛk sɒsˈmoʊ sɪs, ˌɛk sɒz- /

noun

Biology. osmosis toward the outside of a cell or vessel.

Physical Chemistry. the flow of a substance from an area of greater concentration to one of lower concentration (opposed to endosmosis).

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Origin of exosmosis

1830–40; Latinization of now obsolete exosmose < French; see ex-², osmosis

OTHER WORDS FROM exosmosis

ex·os·mot·ic

[ek-sos-mot-ik, -soz-] /ˌɛk sɒsˈmɒt ɪk, -sɒz-/, adjectiveex·os·mot·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby exosmosis

exorcist, exorcize, exordium, exoserosis, exoskeleton, exosmosis, exosphere, exospore, exosporium, exostosis, exostosis cartilaginea

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British Dictionary definitions for exosmosis

exosmosis

/ (ˌɛksɒzˈməʊsɪs, -sɒs-) /

noun

biology osmosis in which water flows from a cell or organism into the surrounding solutionCompare endosmosis

Derived forms of exosmosis

exosmotic (ˌɛksɒzˈmɒtɪk, -sɒs-) or exosmic (ɛkˈsɒzmɪk, -ˈsɒs-), adjective

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Medical definitions for exosmosis

exosmosis

[ ĕk′sŏz-mō′sĭs, -sŏs- ]

n.

The passage of a fluid through a semipermeable membrane toward a solution of lower concentration, especially the passage of water through a cell membrane into the surrounding medium.

Other words from exosmosis

ex′os•mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.