ósmosis

See also: osmosis

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosmosis/, [ˈoz.mo.sis]

Noun

ósmosis f (plural ósmosis)

1. osmosis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ōsmosis, from Koine Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push, thrust”), from a contracted form of Ancient Greek ὠθισμός (ōthismós), ὠστισμός (ōstismós), from ὠθίζω (ōthízō, “to push, to thrust”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō, “to push”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosmosis/ [ˈoz.mo.sis]
• Rhymes: -osmosis
• Syllabification: ós‧mo‧sis

Noun

ósmosis f (plural ósmosis)

1. osmosis
2. (slang) osmosis

Further reading

• “ósmosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014