osmotic pressure

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis.

countable, physical, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolpresión osmótica

Deutschm osmotischer Druck

Portuguêspressão osmótica

9 more languages

Bosanskim

Catalàpressió osmòtica

Češtinaosmotický tlak

Hrvatskim

日本語浸透圧

KurdîM

Românăpresiune osmotică

Русскийосмоти́ческое давле́ние

Српскиm

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

osmoticant osmotics osmoticum osmotin osmotolerance osmotoxicity

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