Phrase Hound found 3 phrases and 10 compound words that contain osmosis. The most common are listed below. Open osmosis in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 3
- reverse osmosisa technique whereby a solution is forced through a semipermeable membrane under pressure; used to generate drinkable water from seawater, or to separate chemical compounds
- electro-osmosisAlternative form of electroosmosis: the migration of ions in a solvent through the capillaries of a membrane under the influence of an applied electric field
- Eagleland OsmosisA phenomenon in which consumers of American media mistakenly assume that other countries' cultures are similar to that of the United States.
Compound words 10
- thermoosmosisosmosis by means of a temperature gradient
- diosmosisThe transfusion of a liquid through a membrane.
- hyperosmosisAbnormally rapid osmosis
- zoosmosisosmosis in living (animal) tissue
- electroosmosisthe migration of ions in a solvent through the capillaries of a membrane under the influence of an applied electric field
- endosmosisosmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of higher concentration
- chemiosmosisAny chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell
- chemosmosisAlternative form of chemiosmosis: Any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell
- electrosmosisAlternative spelling of electro-osmosis: the migration of ions in a solvent through the capillaries of a membrane under the influence of an applied electric field
- exoosmosisAlternative spelling of exosmosis: osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of lower concentration