exosmosis
61sorption — Synonyms and related words: absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorbent, adsorption, assimilation, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, chemisorption, chemosorption, digestion, endosmosis, engrossment, exosmosis, infiltration, osmosis, percolation …
62sponge — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Finnish bath, India rubber, Japanese bath, Loch Ness monster, Russian bath, Swedish bath, Turkish bath, ablution, absorb, absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adhesive tape, adsorb, adsorbent,… …
63sponging — Synonyms and related words: abject, ablution, absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorbent, adsorption, apple polishing, ass kissing, assimilation, backscratching, beggarly, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, bone lazy, bootlicking, brown nosing …
64exosmose — n.; (also exosmosis) Transudation outward, outward osmose …
65transudation — n. 1. Exudation, perspiration, sweating, excretion, secretion. 2. Exosmose, exosmosis …
66endosmosis — en•dos•mo•sis [[t]ˌɛn dɒzˈmoʊ sɪs, dɒs [/t]] n. 1) cbl biochem. osmosis toward the inside of a cell or vessel 2) chem. the flow of a substance from an area of lesser concentration to one of greater concentration (opposed to exosmosis). •… …
67plasmolysis — plas′mol′y•sis [[t]plæzˈmɒl ə sɪs[/t]] n. bot the separation of protoplasm from a cell wall when water is removed by exosmosis • Etymology: 1880–85 plas mo•lyt′ic ˈlɪt ɪk adj. plas mo•lyt′i•cal•ly, adv …
68endosmosis — /ˌɛndɒzˈmoʊsəs/ (say .endoz mohsuhs), / dɒs / (say dos ) noun 1. osmosis from outside inwards. 2. (in osmosis) the flow of that fluid which passes with the greater rapidity into the other liquid (opposed to exosmosis). {New Latin} –endosmotic… …
69plasmolysis — /plæzˈmɒləsəs/ (say plaz moluhsuhs) noun contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis. {plasmo (combining form representing Greek plasma plasma) + lysis} …
70endosmosis — [en΄däs mō′sis] n. [altered (after OSMOSIS) < Fr endosmose < endo , ENDO + Gr ōsmos: see OSMOSIS] in osmosis, the more rapid, inward diffusion of the less dense fluid through the semipermeable membrane to mingle with the more dense: opposed …
