Meanings
nounendosmosis (countable and uncountable, plural endosmoses)
plural endosmoses
- countableuncountableosmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of higher concentration
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
- Proto-Hellenic*éndon
- Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
- Englishendo-
- Englishosmosis
- Englishendosmosis
Translations
Catalan endosmosi
- endosmosimovement of ions
French endosmose
- endosmosemovement of ions
Tagalog loobpananagos
- loobpananagosmovement of ions
Cite this entry
APA
endosmosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endosmosis
MLA
“endosmosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endosmosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endosmosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endosmosis.
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