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Osmosis

a process of diffusion of a solvent such as water through a semipermeable membrane which will transmit the solvent but impede most dissolved substances. The normal flow of solvent is from the dilute solution to the concentration solution.

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Solvent
the liguid, such as water, in which other materials (solutes) are dissolved