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ex·os·mo·sis E0280500 (ĕk′sŏz-mō′sĭs, -sŏs-)n. The passage of a fluid through a semipermeable membrane toward a solution of lower concentration, especially the passage of water through a cell membrane into the surrounding medium. [ex(o)- + osmosis.] ex′os·mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.exosmosis (ˌɛksɒzˈməʊsɪs; -sɒs-) n (Biology) biology osmosis in which water flows from a cell or organism into the surrounding solution. Compare endosmosis exosmotic, exosmic adjex•os•mo•sis (ˌɛk sɒsˈmoʊ sɪs, ˌɛk sɒz-) n. 1. osmosis toward the outside of a cell or vessel. 2. the flow of a substance from an area of greater concentration to one of lower concentration (opposed to endosmosis). [1830–40; Latinization of now obsolete exosmose < French; see ex-2, osmosis] ex`os•mot′ic (-ˈmɒt ɪk) adj. exosmosis(in osmosis) the slower spread of the more dense fluid through the membrane to merge with the less dense. Cf. endosmosis. — exosmotic, adj.See also: ProcessesexosmosisenUK
exosmosis[¦ek·sō·äs′mō·səs] (physiology) Passage of a liquid outward through a cell membrane. exosmosisenUK
exosmosis [ek″sos-mo´sis] osmosis or diffusion from within outward.exosmosis (ĕk′sŏz-mō′sĭs, -sŏs-)n. The passage of a fluid through a semipermeable membrane toward a solution of lower concentration, especially the passage of water through a cell membrane into the surrounding medium. ex′os·mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.ThesaurusSeeosmosis |