electro-osmosisn.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊɒzˈməʊsɪs/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊɑzˈmoʊsəs/, /əˌlɛktroʊɑˈsmoʊsəs/, /iˌlɛktroʊɑzˈmoʊsəs/, /iˌlɛktroʊɑˈsmoʊsəs/ Physical Chemistry.
Osmosis under the influence of an electric field.
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1906 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 15 Feb. 127/2 (heading) Water and juices from mineral, animal and vegetable substances; continuous process for extracting—by electro-osmosis.
1930 Science 21 Feb. 215/1 Boundary electrical phenomena, such as electromotive forces of contact, electrosmosis, etc.
1946 New Phytologist 45 5 Recent work has tended to emphasize the possible importance of electrosmosis as a factor involved in the equilibria between vacuoles of plant cells and the outside medium.
1993 Sci. News 20 Nov. 333/2 The project would then use electroosmosis to release clay-bound contaminants and transport them to treatment sites.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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