| NOUN | phenomenon | osmotic pressure | (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 |
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| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Category | physical chemistry | The branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances |
| Narrower | hypertonicity | (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other |
| hypotonicity | (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other | |
| Broader | pressure, pressure level, force per unit area | The force applied to a unit area of surface |
| Spanish | presión osmótica | |
| Catalan | pressió osmòtica | |
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