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Endosmosis

{

En′dos-moseˊ

,

Enˊdos-mo′sis

, }
Noun.
[NL.
endosmosis
, fr. Gr.
ἔνδον
within + [GREEK] a thrusting, impulsion, fr. [GREEK] to push: cf. F.
endosmose
.]
(Physics)
The transmission of a fluid or gas from without inward in the phenomena, or by the process, of osmose.