endosmosis

[ en-doz-moh-sis, -dos- ]

/ ˌɛn dɒzˈmoʊ sɪs, -dɒs- /

noun

Biology. osmosis toward the inside of a cell or vessel.

Physical Chemistry. the flow of a substance from an area of lesser concentration to one of greater concentration (opposed to exosmosis).

Origin of endosmosis

1830–40; Latinization of now obsolete endosmose<French; see end-, osmosis

OTHER WORDS FROM endosmosis

en·dos·mot·ic

[en-doz-mot-ik, -dos-], /ˌɛn dɒzˈmɒt ɪk, -dɒs-/, adjectiveen·dos·mot·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby endosmosis

endoscope, endoscopic biopsy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopy, endoskeleton, endosmosis, endosome, endosonoscopy, endosperm, endospore, endosporium

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Example sentences from the Web for endosmosis

This passage is performed by a process to which the names of Absorption and Endosmosis have been applied.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland
Endosmomet′ric; Endosmot′ic, pertaining to or of the nature of endosmosis.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
The reason for this is found in the fact that endosmosis is most pronounced where the blood pressure is greatest.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822|Various
What effect on the process of endosmosis can be exerted by Castor or Croton oils, or by calcined Magnesia?
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland

If this were otherwise, the valency rule would hardly operate so well in endosmosis, kataphoresis, and precipitation.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for endosmosis

endosmosis

/ (ˌɛndɒsˈməʊsɪs, -dɒz-) /

noun

biology osmosis in which water enters a cell or organism from the surrounding solutionCompare exosmosis

Derived forms of endosmosis

endosmotic (ˌɛndɒsˈmɒtɪk, -dɒz-), adjectiveendosmotically, adverb

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Medical definitions for endosmosis

endosmosis

[ ĕn′dŏz-mō′sĭs ]

n.

The passage of a fluid inward through a permeable membrane, as of a cell, toward a fluid of higher concentration.

Other words from endosmosis

en′dos•mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.

单词	endosmosis
释义	endosmosis [ en-doz-moh-sis, -dos- ] / ˌɛn dɒzˈmoʊ sɪs, -dɒs- / noun Biology. osmosis toward the inside of a cell or vessel. Physical Chemistry. the flow of a substance from an area of lesser concentration to one of greater concentration (opposed to exosmosis). Origin of endosmosis 1830–40; Latinization of now obsolete endosmose<French; see end-, osmosis OTHER WORDS FROM endosmosis en·dos·mot·ic [en-doz-mot-ik, -dos-], /ˌɛn dɒzˈmɒt ɪk, -dɒs-/, adjectiveen·dos·mot·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby endosmosis endoscope, endoscopic biopsy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopy, endoskeleton, endosmosis, endosome, endosonoscopy, endosperm, endospore, endosporium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for endosmosis This passage is performed by a process to which the names of Absorption and Endosmosis have been applied. The Action of Medicines in the System\|Frederick William Headland Endosmomet′ric; Endosmot′ic, pertaining to or of the nature of endosmosis. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various The reason for this is found in the fact that endosmosis is most pronounced where the blood pressure is greatest. Scientific American Supplement No. 822\|Various What effect on the process of endosmosis can be exerted by Castor or Croton oils, or by calcined Magnesia? The Action of Medicines in the System\|Frederick William Headland If this were otherwise, the valency rule would hardly operate so well in endosmosis, kataphoresis, and precipitation. Animal Proteins\|Hugh Garner Bennett British Dictionary definitions for endosmosis endosmosis / (ˌɛndɒsˈməʊsɪs, -dɒz-) / noun biology osmosis in which water enters a cell or organism from the surrounding solutionCompare exosmosis Derived forms of endosmosis endosmotic (ˌɛndɒsˈmɒtɪk, -dɒz-), adjectiveendosmotically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for endosmosis endosmosis [ ĕn′dŏz-mō′sĭs ] n. The passage of a fluid inward through a permeable membrane, as of a cell, toward a fluid of higher concentration. Other words from endosmosis en′dos•mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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