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osmosis

/oz-moh-sis, os-/US // ɒzˈmoʊ sɪs, ɒs- //UK // (ɒzˈməʊsɪs, ɒs-) //

渗透作用,渗透,渗透法,渗透率

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  1. 1
    • : Physical Chemistry, Cell Biology. the tendency of a fluid, usually water, to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher, thus equalizing the concentrations of materials on either side of the membrane.the diffusion of fluids through membranes or porous partitions.Compare endosmosis, exosmosis.
    • : a subtle or gradual absorption or mingling: He never studies but seems to learn by osmosis.

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  • The relationships he builds with his teammates, the respect he garners, the joy he has in playing, it’s like osmosis.

  • Osmotic power takes advantage of osmosis, the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane.

  • This plant harnessed osmosis to generate a humble 2 to 4 kilowatts, enough to power a couple of kitchen appliances.

  • Rittri now heads up Bluewater, a water purification products company that uses patented osmosis technology to enable local purification of water with the goal of eliminating the need for plastic and long-distance transport.

  • According to Hestekin, the nephron could be combined with ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, or reverse osmosis systems and integrated into an artificial kidney.

  • A reverse osmosis plant on an adjacent plot of land desalinates and purifies up to 1.25 million gallons of water daily.

  • And through basic cultural osmosis you learned its broad outlines: woman, travel, freeing of spirit, yoga.

  • Any winery that possesses a reverse-osmosis machine—usually used to remove alcohol from wine—can create their own concentrates.

  • In simple animals, as the sponge and hydra, no such organs are needed, the fluid food passing from cell to cell by osmosis.

  • No breathing organs are seen, because osmosis of oxygen and carbon dioxide may take place anywhere through the cell membrane.

  • The cell absorbs oxygen from the water by osmosis through its delicate membrane, giving up carbon dioxide in return.

  • Nourishment passes through them by a simple process of osmosis.

  • Non-osmosis of non-digested foods, comparison between osmosable qualities of starch and grape sugar.