osmose

Example Sentences

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Once upon a time, fashion only osmosed military looks after they had outlived their functionality.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 6, 2019

While it’s drained and conservators inspect its condition, the museum keeps it wet with periodic sprinkles of hyperpurified, reverse osmosed water, which guard against rust.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2015

They have since osmosed into "techs" – low-key professionals who often have degrees and treat the job as a job.

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2014

In addition to the iodide, some of the fatty base had osmosed through the membrane in each case.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 by Various