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<physiology> The process of becoming diffused or widely spread, the spontaneous movement of molecules or other particles in solution, owing to their random thermal motion, to reach a uniform concentration throughout the solvent, a process requiring no addition of energy to the system.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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