osmosis

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noun

Plural noun:

osmoses

1.
(countable, uncountable)(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.
2.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative) Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.
Near-synonym: serendipity
I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis.
Đồng nghĩa: serendipity

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serendipity

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From endosmose and exosmose, both coined by French physician Henri Dutrochet in 1826; from (respectively) Ancient Greek ἔνδον (within) and Ancient Greek ἔξω (outer, external), plus Ancient Greek ὠσμός (push, impulsion), from ὠθέω.