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Definition of Osmotic pressure
1. 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.
Category relationships: Physical Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Force Per Unit Area, Pressure, Pressure Level
Specialized synonyms: Hypertonicity, Hypotonicity
Generic synonyms: Force Per Unit Area, Pressure, Pressure Level
Specialized synonyms: Hypertonicity, Hypotonicity
Definition of Osmotic pressure
1. Noun. (physics) The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Osmotic pressure
1. See: osmosis. The pressure required to prevent osmotic flow across a semi permeable membrane separating two solutions of different solute concentration. Equal to the pressure that can be set up by osmotic flow in this system. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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