osmosis. 1. Movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane, e.g. a cell membrane. 2. The movement of solvent molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a dilute solution to a more concentrated solution. 3. Diffusion of a fluid (e.g., water) through a semipermeable membrane.
The Declaration Of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776.
The Declaration of Indpendence was signed by President Hancock of the Continential Congress on July 4, 1776 in the State House of the Province of Pennsylvania. It was not called 'Independence Hall' at that time (as the outcome of the revolution was still in doubt).