osmotic — os*mot ic, a. Pertaining to, or having the property of, osmosis; as, osmotic force. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
force osmotique — osmosinė jėga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. osmotic force vok. osmotische Kraft, f rus. осмотическая сила, f pranc. force osmotique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Osmotic dehydration — is an operation used for the partial removal of water from plant tissues by immersion in a hyper tonic (osmotic) solution. Process Water removal is based on the natural and non destructive phenomenon of osmosis across cell membranes. The driving… … Wikipedia
Osmotic power — Renewable energy Biofuel Biomass Geothermal Hydroelectricity Solar energy Tidal power Wave power Wind power … Wikipedia
force per unit area — noun the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure • Syn: ↑pressure, ↑pressure level • Derivationally related forms: ↑press ( … Useful english dictionary
osmotic pressure — Physical Chem. the force that a dissolved substance exerts on a semipermeable membrane, through which it cannot penetrate, when separated by it from pure solvent. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
osmotic pressure — osmot′ic pres′sure n. chem. the force that a dissolved substance exerts on a semipermeable membrane, through which it cannot penetrate, when separated by it from pure solvent • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
osmotic pressure — 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 (Freq. 3) • Topics: ↑physical chemistry • Hypernyms: ↑pressure,… … Useful english dictionary
Entropic force — In physics, an entropic force acting in a system is a macroscopic force whose properties are primarily determined not by the character of a particular underlying microscopic force (such as electromagnetism), but by the whole system s statistical… … Wikipedia
Osmosis — is the movement of solvent molecules through a selectively permeable membrane into a region of higher solute concentration, aiming to equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides.[1][2][3] It may also be used to describe a phy … Wikipedia