Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemiosmosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chemios-mo-sis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English chemi- English osmosis English chemiosmosis From chemi- + osmosis.

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What does chemiosmosis mean?
Any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell
Where does chemiosmosis come from?
Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English chemi- English osmosis English chemiosmosis From chemi- + osmosis.

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