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osmosis vs diffusion

osmosis

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noun

  1. (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

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In vascular plant biology, electro-osmosis is also used as an alternative or supplemental explanation for the movement of polar liquids via the phloem.

Basically, when you put salt into a bucket of water and add a piece of meat ... chicken for example, a scientific process called osmosis begins to take effect.

The most common alternative, reverse osmosis, is cheaper, but it 's still pricey and energy-intensive.

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diffusion

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noun

  1. (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration
  2. the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
  3. the property of being diffused or dispersed
  4. the act of dispersing or diffusing something

Examples

Sampling of gases and vapors by active sampling on a solid adsorbent or passive sampling by diffusion is routinely done and well documented.

The author performed immunoprecipitation with immunodiffusion, using Petri dishes that contained 15 ml of 1.2% agarose in a barbital buffer.

He was a diffusionist, plain and simple.

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