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Word of the Day for Friday, April 29, 2011osmose \oz-MOHS\, verb: 1. To gradually or unconsciously assimilate some principle or object. They set off assuming that somehow or other the information that they were on their way would osmose through the settlement or that Mme. Legrand might mention in passing that she'd asked them to come. Not a man osmose but he hath the wit to lose his hair. Osmose comes from the biological term osmosis, "the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane." Osmosis derives from endosmose, with endo- being French for "inward" and osmos meaning "push, thrust" in Greek. | |||||||||
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  What was the original name of the letter X, and how many sounds can it represent?We've explored the meaning behind the "X" in Xmas, Xbox, the X-Men, and even its use in friendly and amorous correspondence (XOXO).� Now it's time to take a closer look at the origin of this multi-functional, twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet. With its long, ambiguous history and multiple phonemes, the letter "X" is quite... | |||||||||
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