Osmose \Os"mose\ ([o^]z"m[=o]s), n. [Gr. ?, equiv. to ? impulse, fr. ? to push.] (Chemical Physics) (a) The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. Same as {osmosis}, which see. [1913 Webster +PJC] {Electric osmose}, or {Electric endosmose} (Elec.), the transportation of a liquid through a porous septum by the action of an electric current. [1913 Webster]