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osmosis

C2 noun

osmosis /ɑzˈmoʊ̯sɪs/ nghĩa là sự thẩm thấu

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  1. sự thẩm thấu

    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.

    countable · uncountable

    We observed osmosis in today's science experiment.

    You need to do the homework. You can't learn by osmosis.

  2. sự thẩm thấu

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

    countable · figuratively · uncountable

    Near-synonym: serendipity

    I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis.

    At age fourteen, by a process of osmosis, of dirty jokes, whispered secrets and filthy ballads, Tristram learned of sex.

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