Meaning | (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal. |
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Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
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chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
Part of | dialysis | separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes |
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Narrower | reverse osmosis | (chemistry) a method of producing pure water |
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Broader | diffusion | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration |
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Spanish | osmosis, ósmosis |
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Catalan | osmosi inversa, osmosi |
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Adjectives | osmotic | of or relating to osmosis |
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