What is Osmosis?

Osmosis: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.

Answered - 298 days ago at 4:32pm on Apr 19 2011

Osmosis in biology and chemistry is the diffusion of molecules through a semi permeable membrane from a higher concentration to a place of lower concentration. Basic example: When a sponge is submerged in water, it absorbs the water. Love, ChaCha!

Answered - 447 days ago at 12:38pm on Nov 22 2010

Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a partially-permeable membrane down a water potential gradient.

Answered by Jeffry W. - 640 days ago at 1:09am on May 13 2010

Osmosis is defined as the diffusion of liquids through a membrane until they are mixed. Thank you for asking ChaCha!

Answered by Daniel C. - 894 days ago at 9:00am on Sep 01 2009

Osmosis is an important topic in biology b/c it provides the primary means by which water is transported into and out of cells.

Answered by David D. - 937 days ago at 2:04pm on Jul 20 2009

Osmosis is the diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of...MORE?

Answered by Jan T. - 941 days ago at 4:00pm on Jul 15 2009

Osmosis- diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to lower concentration.

Answered by Kim T. - 1114 days ago at 6:55pm on Jan 23 2009

Osmosis is a movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane into a solution of higher solute concentration.

Answered by Ernest C. - 1152 days ago at 2:23pm on Dec 17 2008