[ ɒz'məʊsɪs ]
■ noun
1》 Biology & Chemistry a process by which solvent molecules pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.
2》 the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas or knowledge.
Derivatives
osmotic adjective
osmotically adverb
Origin
C19: Latinized form of earlier osmose , from Gk ōsmos 'a push'.