0 connected with the process in plants and animals by which a liquid moves gradually from one part of the body or the plant to another through a membrane (= cell covering):
an osmotic process
Osmotic pressure is important in many biological processes.
The swelling of the capsule is due to osmotic intake of water.
Circulation of the distilled water encourages osmotic exchange of the salts over a period of several days.
In addition, because of the high osmotic pressure generated by sucrose, the perivitelline spaces of mouse oocytes were enlarged.
Osmotic potential was determined by rupturing membranes in the tissue by freezing.
Seeds submitted to the lower osmotic potentials were covered by much more mucilage than normal.
This is a very fragile membrane that is susceptible to osmotic changes which can greatly alter its size, shape and texture.
When acrosome breakdown was induced by osmotic shock, 15% of the population presented intense fluorescence at the anterior tip of the head.
