EXOSMOSE

Noun

exosmose

Archaic form of exosmosis.

Anagrams

• exosomes

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"os*mose`, n. Etym: [Exo+osmose: cf. F. ezosmose.] (Physics)

Definition: The passage of gases, vapors, or liquids thought membranes or porous media from within outward, in the phenomena of osmose; -- opposed to endosmose. See Osmose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COVERT

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