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Noun: osmotic pressure
  1. (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

Derived forms: osmotic pressures

Type of: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level

Encyclopedia: Osmotic pressure

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