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Pronunciation / Transliteration: samtu
"식물은 삼투 현상을 통해 물을 흡수합니다."
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The process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.
"Water enters plant roots through osmosis."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1854 by Scottish chemist Thomas Graham from the Greek 'osmos' meaning 'a pushing' or 'impulsion', combined with the suffix '-sis' denoting a process or condition.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Osmosis" is said worldwide
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osmose
Transliteration: osmose
"L'osmose est un phénomène biologique crucial pour les cellules."
Osmose
Transliteration: Osmose
"Die Osmose ist ein wichtiger Prozess in der Biologie."
osmosi
Transliteration: osmosi
"L'osmosi regola il passaggio dei liquidi attraverso la membrana."
ósmosis
Transliteration: ósmosis
"La ósmosis permite que las células absorban agua."
osmose
Transliteration: osmose
"A osmose é fundamental para o equilíbrio hídrico das células."
परासरण
Transliteration: parasaran
"पौधे परासरण के माध्यम से पानी吸收 करते हैं।"
渗透
Transliteration: shèntòu
"水分通过渗透作用进入细胞。"
삼투
Transliteration: samtu
"식물은 삼투 현상을 통해 물을 흡수합니다."
浸透
Transliteration: shintō
"植物は浸透圧によって水分を吸収します。"
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