noun🔗ShareOsmoseThe 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. "Les tranches de concombre se sont ramollies dans la vinaigrette par osmose, l'eau ayant migré du concombre moins salé vers la vinaigrette plus salée.physiologybiologybiochemistryprocessscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAcquisition accidentelle de connaissancesPicking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge."I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis."Je lisais des choses sur les poulets, et je suppose que j'ai appris des choses sur les faucons par acquisition accidentelle de connaissances.mindeducationabilityprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
