noun🔗ShareOsmose, DiffusionThe net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane."The cucumber slices softened in the salad dressing through osmosis, as water moved from the less salty cucumber to the saltier dressing. "Die Gurkenscheiben wurden durch Osmose in der Salatsoße weich, da Wasser von der weniger salzigen Gurke in das salzigere Dressing wanderte.physiologybiologybiochemistryprocessscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBeiläufiges Aufnehmen von WissenPicking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge."I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis."Ich las über Hühner und habe wohl durch beiläufiges Aufnehmen von Wissen etwas über Falken gelernt.mindeducationabilityprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading