osmotic pressure

os·mo·ticp·ressure

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noun

1.

(physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane

Synonyms

osmotic pressure

Related words

Broader terms

pressure

Narrower terms

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Grammar

noun
singular	osmotic pressure
plural	osmotic pressures

Nearby words

osmium osmoreceptor osmosis osmotic osmotically osmund Osmundaceae Osmunda cinnamonea Osmunda clatonia Osmunda regalis

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