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Meaning of OSMOTIC PRESSURE
WordNet Dictionary
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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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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