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S vs Osmosis - What's the difference?

s | osmosis |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun osmosis is

.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    osmosis

    English

    (wikipedia osmosis)

    Noun

    (osmoses)
  • 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
  • (slang) Picking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge.
    • I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis .
  • * 1999 , Neil Gaiman, Stardust , pages 36-37 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
    • At age fourteen, by a process of osmosis , of dirty jokes, whispered secrets and filthy ballads, Tristram learned of sex.

    Related terms

    * osmotic * osmose

    Derived terms

    * electroosmosis * endosmosis * exosmosis