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exosmosis

[ek-sos-moh-sis, ek-soz-]
noun
  1. Biology. osmosis toward the outside of a cell or vessel.
  2. 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
Related formsex·os·mot·ic [ek-sos-mot-ik, -soz-] /ˌɛk sɒsˈmɒt ɪk, -sɒz-/, adjectiveex·os·mot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for exosmosis

exosmosis

noun
  1. biology osmosis in which water flows from a cell or organism into the surrounding solutionCompare endosmosis
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Derived Formsexosmotic (ˌɛksɒzˈmɒtɪk, -sɒs-) or exosmic (ɛkˈsɒzmɪk, -ˈsɒs-), adjective
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exosmosis in Medicine

exosmosis

(ĕk′sŏz-mō′sĭs, -sŏs-)
n.
  1. 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.
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Related formsex′os•mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.
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