diffusion

dissemination

Wide distribution of information

• propagationAct of spreading widely
• dispersionScattering across space
• distributionAllocation across recipients

scattering · circulation · transmission · proliferation · permeation · expansion · broadcasting · penetration · saturation · infiltration

scattering

Distribution in many directions

• refractionWave bending between media
• diffractionWaves spreading past obstacles
• softboxStudio light diffusion enclosure

translucent · frosted · matte · filter · glow · ambient · bounce · indirect · haze · luminance

osmosis

Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier

• concentration gradientDifference in solute density
• membraneThin tissue sheet
• permeableAllowing substances through

entropy · equilibrium · molecular · kinetic · thermal · solute · solvent · flux · gradient · rate

acculturation

Adopting another group's customs

• assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
• globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
• transmissionSending of information

adoption · exchange · hybridization · syncretism · borrowing · influence · cross-pollination · spread · migration · contact

cell

Basic unit of life

• gradientRate of change across space
• passiveNot actively participating
• glucosePrimary cellular fuel

oxygen · respiration · nutrients · waste · cytoplasm · extracellular · intracellular · permeable · facilitated · aquaporin

scent

Airborne odor detected

• aromaPleasant distinctive smell
• perfumeFragrant liquid for wearing
• fragrancePleasing olfactory quality

waft · lingering · projection · notes · essence · volatile · evaporation · trail · bouquet · olfactory

generative

Able to produce or create

• denoisingRemoving unwanted signal artifacts
• modelRepresentation or paradigm
• text-to-imageConverting descriptions to visuals

DALL-E · neural network · sampling · noise · training · prompt · checkpoint · inpainting · upscaling · steps

• geochemistryisotope geochemistry, biogeochemistry, trace element, trace elements, isotopes
• physical chemistrythermodynamics, kinetics, chemical equilibrium, reaction rates, activation energy
• Bacterial behaviorchemical signals, gene regulation, population density, collective behavior, pheromones
• Biological Transportosmosis, carrier proteins, endocytosis, exocytosis, aquaporins
• cell membranescell membrane, plasma membrane, nuclear membrane, bilayer, phospholipid
• Gas Mechanicsgas laws, gas pressure, ideal gas, ideal gas law, Boyle's law