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osmotic pressure

/ osmotic pressure /

noun

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noun Sense 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

Type of:

pressure pressure level force per unit area

Kinds of:

hypertonicity hypotonicity

Domain:

physical chemistry

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pressure pressure level force per unit area hypertonicity hypotonicity