Medical Definition of Donnan equilibrium

1. An equilibrium established between a charged, immobile colloid (such as clay, ion exchange resin or cytoplasm) and a solution of electrolyte. Characteristics: ions of like charge to the colloid tend to be excluded, ions of opposite charge tend to be attracted, the colloid compartment is electrically polarized relative to the solution in the same direction as the colloid charges (a Donnan potential) and the osmotic pressure is higher in the colloid compartment. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Donnan Equilibrium

Donizetti
donjon
donjons
donkey
donkey
donkeys
donkeywork
donkeyworks
donkey boiler
donkey cart
donkey engine
donkey jacket
donkey pump
Donkin
donna
Donnan equilibrium (current term)
donnard
donnart
donnas
donnat
donnats
Donne
Donne's corpuscle
Donnean
donned
donnee
donnees
donnerd
donnered
donnert

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