osmose

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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

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os=mose

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CIDE DICTIONARY

osmose, n. [Gr. , equiv. to impulse, fr. to push.].

The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. Same as osmosis, which see. [1913 Webster]

Electric osmose, or Electric endosmose (Elec.), the transportation of a liquid through a porous septum by the action of an electric current.

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THESAURUS

osmose

absorb, adsorb, assimilate, blot, blot up, chemisorb, chemosorb, digest, drink, drink in, drink up, engross, filter in, imbibe, infiltrate, percolate in, seep in, slurp up, soak in, soak up, sorb, sponge, swill up, take in, take up