endosmosen.
/ˈɛndɒzməʊs/ Physiology.
= endosmosis n.
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1829 Edinb. Rev. 50 159 Endosmose, or impulsion inward.
1855 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. ii. x. 193 Solubility in the saliva, without which its particles cannot be carried by endosmose through the mucous membrane of the tongue.
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 423 The vesicle..swells up strongly in water by endosmose, as is shown in Fig. 293.
Derivatives
endosˈmosic adj. of or pertaining to endosmose.
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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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exosmotic-
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 41/2 These filamentary organs..were endowed with an endosmosic power.
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