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Meaning of OSMOTIC PRESSURE

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 Definition: [n]  (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
 
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 See Also: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The pressure created when water flows by osmosis through a semipermeable membrane into a chamber containing a high concentration of solutes.
 

 

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