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Osmotic Pressure.
Osmotic Pressure - as a noun
(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
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
force per unit areapressurepressure levelHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"The osmotic pressure of a solution is directly proportional to the concentration of solute particles."
"Cells maintain their shape and volume by the balance of osmotic pressure."
"The osmotic pressure gradient determines the direction of water flow across a membrane."
"The higher the osmotic pressure, the greater the tendency for water to move into a solution."
"The concept of osmotic pressure was first introduced by Dutch chemist Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff."
