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elec·tro·os·mo·sis | \ i-ˌlek-trō-äz-ˈmō-səs 
, -äs- \
, -äs- \Definition of electroosmosis
: the movement of a liquid out of or through a porous material or a biological membrane under the influence of an electric field
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electroosmotic \ i-ˌlek-trō-äz-ˈmä-tik , -äs- \ adjective
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electroosmosis
nounelec·tro·os·mo·sis | \ i-ˌlek-trō-äz-ˈmō-səs, -äs- \
\ plural electroosmoses\ -ˌsēz \
\Medical Definition of electroosmosis
: the movement of a liquid out of or through a porous material or a biological membrane under the influence of an electric field
— called also electroendosmosis
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electroosmotic \ -ˈmät-ik \ adjective
\ adjectiveelectroosmotically \ -i-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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The first known use of electroosmosis was in 1906
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