Definition of osmosis

osmosisnoun

sự thẩm thấu

/ɒzˈməʊsɪs//ɑːzˈməʊsɪs/

The word "osmosis" has its roots in ancient Greece. The Greek physician Hippocrates (460-370 BCE) coined the term "osmos" (ὄσμος), which means " INFLOW" or "FLOW INTO". This term referred to the process of fluids flowing into cells through the cell membrane. The term "osmosis" was later introduced by French scientists Henri Dutrochet and Matthias Schleiden in the 19th century. They used the Greek term "osmos" to describe the movement of water molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a semi-permeable membrane. The modern biologists Thomas Graham and Adolf Fick later conducted extensive research on this phenomenon and coined the term "osmosis" to describe this process. Today, osmosis is an essential concept in biology, physics, and chemistry, referring to the movement of molecules through a selectively permeable membrane.

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the slow steady passing of a liquid through a membrane (= a thin layer of material) as a result of there being different amounts of dissolved substances on either side of the membrane

sự chảy chậm và đều đặn của chất lỏng qua màng (= một lớp vật liệu mỏng) do có lượng chất hòa tan khác nhau ở hai bên màng

Example:
  • Water passes into the roots of a plant by osmosis.

    Nước đi vào rễ cây thông qua quá trình thẩm thấu.

the process of gradually learning or being influenced by something, as a result of being in close contact with it

quá trình học dần dần hoặc bị ảnh hưởng bởi một cái gì đó, do kết quả của việc tiếp xúc gần gũi với nó

Example:
  • As if by osmosis, the facts became clear over a period of time.

    Như thể nhờ thẩm thấu, sự thật dần trở nên sáng tỏ theo thời gian.

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