osmosis
nounUK /ɒzˈməʊsɪs/
US /ɑːzˈmoʊsɪs/
Osmosis is when water moves slowly through a thin wall into a place with more stuff in it.
The plant's roots drink water by osmosis.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The gradual passing of something from one person or group to another.
New ideas spread through the office by osmosis.
3. The process of learning something by being around it rather than by studying.
She picked up French by osmosis while living in Paris.
4. The diffusion of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane into a more concentrated solution.
The lab experiment demonstrated osmosis across the membrane.