osmosis
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1. (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 (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | diffusion, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | reverse osmosis, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure (noun.process) |
| part meronym | : | dialysis, |
| definition | : | separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | osmotic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to osmosis (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | osmotic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to osmosis (adj.pert) |
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