osmose

[ oz-mohs, os- ]
/ ˈɒz moʊs, ˈɒs- /

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

Origin of osmose

First recorded in 1850–55; back formation from osmosis

Example sentences from the Web for osmose

  • Osmose, the movement of fluids through membranes or thin partitions.

    The First Book of Farming |Charles L. Goodrich
  • The following interesting experiment will give you an idea of this process or force of 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

Medical definitions for osmose

osmose
[ ŏzmōs′, ŏs- ]

v.

To diffuse or cause to diffuse by osmosis.