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osmose
[ oz-mohs, os- ]
/ ˈɒz moʊs, ˈɒs- /
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verb (used without object), os·mosed, os·mos·ing.
to undergo osmosis.
verb (used with object), os·mosed, os·mos·ing.
to subject to osmosis.
noun
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Origin of osmose
First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from osmosis
Words nearby osmose
osmium tetroxide, osmo-, osmometer, osmometry, osmoregulation, osmose, osmosis, osmotic pressure, osmous, osmund, osmunda
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How to use osmose in a sentence
The following interesting experiment will give you an idea of this process or force of osmose.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. GoodrichOsmose, the movement of fluids through membranes or thin partitions.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. GoodrichThe moisture gets into the root hairs by a process called osmose.
The First Book of Farming|Charles L. Goodrich
British Dictionary definitions for osmose
osmose
/ (ˈɒzməʊs, -məʊz, ˈɒs-) /
verb
to undergo or cause to undergo osmosis
noun
a former name for osmosis
Word Origin for osmose
C19 (n): abstracted from the earlier terms endosmose and exosmose; related to Greek ōsmos push
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