osmotic pressure

os·mo·sis pres·sure

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oz-moh-sis, os- presh-er]
- /ɒzˈmoʊ sɪs, ɒs- ˈprɛʃ ər/
- /ɒzˈməʊ.sɪs ˈpreʃə(r)/

Definitions of osmotic pressure words

noun osmotic pressure the force that a dissolved substance exerts on a semipermeable membrane, through which it cannot penetrate, when separated by it from pure solvent. 1
noun osmotic pressure the pressure necessary to prevent osmosis into a given solution when the solution is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane 0
noun osmotic pressure the pressure exerted by a solvent passing through a semipermeable membrane in osmosis, equal to the pressure that must be applied to the solution in order to prevent passage of the solvent into it 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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