osmosis

As nouns the difference between permeate and osmosis

is that permeate is a watery by-product of milk production while osmosis is .

As a verb permeate

is to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.

As a noun osmosis

is .

As an adjective absorbing is

engrossing, that sustains someone's interest .

As a verb absorbing is

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As nouns the difference between osmosis and meiosis

is that osmosis is while meiosis is (countable|rhetoric) a figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is.

As nouns the difference between osmosis and diversion

is that osmosis is while diversion is fun, entertainment, levity.

As a verb infiltrate

is to surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access.

As a noun osmosis is

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As nouns the difference between osmosis and imbibition

is that osmosis is while imbibition is the act of imbibing.

As a noun osmosis

is the net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of high solvent potential to a region of lower solvent potential through a partially permeable membrane.

As a verb pervade is

to be in every part of; to spread through.

As a verb penetrate

is to enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

As a noun osmosis is

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As nouns the difference between osmosis and osmobiosis

is that osmosis is while osmobiosis is a form of cryptobiosis triggered by increased solute concentration in the solution in which the organism lives.

As a noun osmosis

is .

As a verb absorb is

to include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up .