Natural flow across membranes (7)

I believe the answer is:

osmosis

(Other definitions for osmosis that I've seen before include "Something like dialysis" , "Process of gradual absorption" , "Becoming absorbed" , "Absorption (biol.)" , "Diffusion of liquid through porous membrane" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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