Term: osmosis: (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
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: difficulty: a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: public debt: the total of the nation's debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: cryptomonad: common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: obsessive-compulsive: a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: grogram: a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: race: any competition
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: lardizabala: evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: mechanical engineer: a person trained to design and construct machines
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: genus scilla: sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
Broader: diffusion: (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 | Unrelated: bomb rack: a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs