Osmotic Pressure

Of pressure and physical chemistry.

(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.

This concept's ID is @1~58004

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  • hypertonicity 0 facts

    (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than...

  • hypotonicity 0 facts

    (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some...