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adv. - By means of the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane.; By means of a s

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  • Why can't that concept osmotically transfer through the wall?
  • I don’t know about influence - it seems to happen osmotically throughout a whole life.
  • My other, more selfish reason for inviting her would be my secret wish to absorb her talent osmotically.
  • That Obama was somehow osmotically or otherwise influenced by Weatherman activities before he hit his teens?
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