osmose

Meaning of osmose

verb
  1. To diffuse by osmosis.
  2. To cause to diffuse by osmosis.
noun
  1. The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.
  2. Picking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge.
    I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis.

Information about osmose

Hyphenation of osmose

os-mose

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • osmose is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with osmose

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