osmosis

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osmosis englannista suomeksi

1. osmoosi

0. Substantiivi

1. osmoosi

2. samalla adverb: through osmosis

osmosis englanniksi

1. The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.

2. Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.

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3. (quote-book)|pages=36–37|year_published=2001|format=Perennial paperback|passage=At age fourteen, by a process of osmosis, of dirty jokes, whispered secrets and filthy ballads, Tristram learned of sex.

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