Etymology: formed as endosmicadj., after spasmodic.
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= endosmicadj.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > passing through porous medium > osmotic
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1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 484/1 The original appearance was speedily reinduced, owing to the endosmodic action of the sirop.
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