exosmose Physics and Phys.
(ˈɛksɒzməʊs)
[a. Fr. exosmose, formed by Dutrochet as if ad. mod.L. exōsmōsis: see next. Cf. endosmose, osmose.]
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| 1828 Edin. Jrnl. Science IX. 104 This action M. Dutrochet calls exosmose or impulse outwards, from the Greek words εξ out and ωσµος, an impulse. 1875 Darwin Insectiv. Pl. v. 82 The impairment of the leaves may be attributed to injury from exosmose. |
| fig. 1888 J. Jacobs Bidpai xxxvi, There was an exosmose of ideas and tales between the literate and illiterate. |