Etymology

chemiosmosis

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Today it means: Any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell Full definition →

English osmosis ← New Latin chēmīa
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  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishchemi-
  4. Englishosmosis
  5. English todaychemiosmosis

From chemi- + osmosis.

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