— exosmotic /ek'sos mot"ik, -soz-/ , adj. — exosmotically , adv.
/ek'sos moh"sis, ek'soz-/ , n.
1. Biol. osmosis toward the outside of a cell or vessel.
2. Physical Chem. the flow of a substance from an area of greater concentration to one of lower concentration (opposed to endosmosis ).
[ 1830-40; Latinization of now obs. exosmose 2 , OSMOSIS ]