noun
- The passage of a liquid through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.
Usage: technical; biology and chemistry
Examples
- Endosmosis occurs when water moves across a cell membrane toward the side with higher salt concentration.
- The plant root absorbs water through endosmosis, allowing it to draw moisture from the soil.
- In the laboratory, endosmosis was demonstrated by placing a semipermeable membrane between solutions of different concentrations.
- Endosmosis is the opposite process of exosmosis, where liquid moves outward across the membrane.
- Students studied endosmosis to understand how cells regulate water balance.