a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a
less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each
side of the membrane.
diffusia
Boerhavia diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family which is commonly
known as punarnava (meaning that which rejuvenates or renews the body in Ayurveda), red
spiderling, spreading hogweed, or tarvine.
carbohydrate
water
li pid
any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in
water but soluble in organic solvents.
nucleic acid
which are composed of nucleotides, are very large and complex organic molecules that contain the
genetic code for that organism.
proteins
any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or
more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms,