osmotic
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7.6
- adjective
- /ɑzˈmɑtɪk/
- Specialized
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osmótico
- What is commonly viewed as an impermeable barrier is often an osmotic membrane.
- osmotic pressure
- osmotic gradient
- osmotic diuresis
Examples
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Therefore, Leymus chinensis has different adaptive mechanisms to maintain osmotic balance during adaptation to saline and alkaline stresses.
Academic text (2014) -
The subsequent osmotic influx of water through the film leads to accelerated delaminations and blistering.
Academic text (1996) -
OK, Sam, can you say osmotic pressure?
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lt has something to do with osmotic pressure.
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What's that going to tend to want to do osmotic pressure wise?
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And it is, osmotic forces are how water concentration, how water moves around in the kidney.
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A battery of tests provides data for osmotic pressure, chemical oxygen demand, and microbiological concentrations.
Academic text (2011) -
A novel method of achieving oral controlled release of a drug is the miniature osmotic pump.
Academic text (2011) -
Chlorine occurs in body fluids, where it helps regulate osmotic pressure and maintain tissue pH levels.
Fiction book (1995) -
In plants, osmotic pressure helps water move from the soil into the roots.
Compounds
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6.1
Pressure that stops water from moving into a solution through a membrane
How Osmotic
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3
7.6
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word osmotic comes from the Greek root osmos, which means 'push' or 'thrust'. So osmotic describes the 'pushing' movement of liquid through a thin layer or membrane, which is what happens in osmosis.