Brooklyn College
City University of New York

Science at a Distance

topic

Biological Energy

This Bio-Module requires the use of the text book "Exploring Life" by Professor John Blamire.

The Words of Science

diffuse

also diffusion. The random, spontaneous movement of molecules in a liquid or gas that results in the net movement of the molecules from regions of high concentration to regions of low concentration; a movement of molecules propelled by kinetic energy alone. From the Latin words dif-, or dis-, meaning apart, and fundere meaning to pour.


Words of Science