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osmosis

The diffusion of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane, such as a cell wall, from a solution of relatively low concentration to one of relatively high concentration. The solutes do not pass through the membrane. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; osmosis]

biophysical processes

electroosmosis

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