osmosis

IPA: ɔzmˈoʊsɪs

(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.
(figurative) Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the act of teaching or picking up knowledge incidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge.

Examples of "osmosis" in Sentences

The object of the process called osmosis is to carry off these salts.
The most common alternative, reverse osmosis, is cheaper, but it 's still pricey and energy-intensive.
But they are suffering from "osmosis," from simply spending too much time around investment bankers and the like.
Now, instead of picking up gossip by osmosis from the next booth at Terry’s Nook, their only leads arrive by telephone.
Now, there is a process known as reverse osmosis, which is very good typically at getting rid of almost all impurities.
He didn't he just absorbed by osmosis from the blog the fact that I'd be interested in anything Woolfy he might find for my shelves on his bookshop travels.
Basically, when you put salt into a bucket of water and add a piece of meat ... chicken for example, a scientific process called osmosis begins to take effect.
There aren't any college records because the Zebulonians actually learn by osmosis, which is why being on the job is the best way for President Obama to learn.