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.
Congress adopted the more poetic Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, two days later, on July 4. The president of Congress, John Hancock, and its secretary, Charles Thompson, immediately signed the handwritten draft, which was dispatched to nearby printers.n this day in 1776, members of Congress affix their signatures to an enlarged copy of the Declaration of Independence. Fifty-six congressional delegates in total signed the document, including some who were not present at the vote approving the declaration.