|enˌd+ noun
( plural endosmoses )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Greek -sis ) of earlier endosmose, from French, from end- + Greek ōsmos action of thrusting or pushing, from ōthein to push; akin to Sanskrit vadhati he strikes, kills
1. : passage (as of a surface-active substance) through a membrane from a region of lower to a region of higher concentration — used chiefly in biology; compare exosmosis 2
2. : osmotic diffusion toward the inside of a cell or vessel
3. : infiltration or permeation of one cultural group by members of another
• end·osmotic “+ adjective
• end·osmotically “+ adverb