| osmoreceptor |
sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
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| osmosis |
diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
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| osmotic pressure |
(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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| osmotic |
of or relating to osmosis; "osmotic pressure"
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| osmotic coefficient |
a factor, f, which corrects for the deviation in the behavior of a solute in question from ideal behavior defined by the ideal gas equation as applied to osmotic pressure.
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