EXOSMOSES

Noun

exosmoses

plural of exosmosis

Source: Wiktionary


EXOSMOSE

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.

EXOSMOSIS

Ex`os*mo"sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Exo-, and Osmose.] (Physics)

Definition: See Exosmose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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