noun
- The flow of a fluid through a porous membrane or partition toward a solution of higher concentration, especially in osmosis.
Usage: technical; scientific; chiefly historical
Examples
- The endosmos process causes water to move across the semipermeable membrane.
- Early chemists studied endosmos to understand how solutions interact.
- In endosmos, the solvent moves toward the more concentrated solution.
- The rate of endosmos depends on the concentration gradient across the membrane.