Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun osmosis

1 sense of osmosis

Sense 1
osmosis -- ((biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal)
       => diffusion -- ((physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration)