Osmosis

Origin

The word osmoz is derived from the French word osmose. The term is based on the English word osmosis. The English osmosis is formed by adding the suffix -sis to the Ancient Greek word ōsmós (ωσμός, meaning “impulse”). The root of this word traces back to the Ancient Greek verb ōthéō (ωθέω, meaning “to push” or “to force through”). The term was first used in 1854 by the British physicist Thomas Graham.

Applications

• Physics: Used to describe the movement phenomenon that occurs due to differences in density.
• Biology: Used to denote the process of movement between two environments.