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The spotaneous diffusion of liquid through a semipermeable membrane (such as a cell wall) in a direction that will equalize solute concentrations on both sides of the membrane. Describes the physical process in which any solvent moves, without input of energy. This is the process by which water is drawn from the soil up into the roots of a plant and transported, and moved in and out of cells (compare with active transport).
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