— endosmotic /en'doz mot"ik, -dos-/ , adj. — endosmotically , adv.
/en'doz moh"sis, -dos-/ , n.
1. Biol. osmosis toward the inside of a cell or vessel.
2. Physical Chem. the flow of a substance from an area of lesser concentration to one of greater concentration (opposed to exosmosis ).
[ 1830-40; Latinization of now obs. endosmose ]