Osmose

n.

1.

(Chemical Physics) The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. Same as osmosis, which see. Electric osmose (Elec.) the transportation of a liquid through a porous septum by the action of an electric current.

absorb, adsorb, assimilate, blot, blot up, chemisorb, chemosorb, digest, drink, drink in, drink up, engross, filter in, imbibe, infiltrate, percolate in, seep in, slurp up, soak in, soak up, sorb, sponge, swill up, take in, take up