osmotic
Through semipermeable barriers
Osmotic describes processes involving osmosis—the movement of water or other solvents through a membrane from areas of lower to higher concentration.
The term appears in scientific contexts: osmotic pressure, osmotic balance.
Figuratively, osmotic suggests gradual, passive absorption: She learned French almost by osmotic exposure, just from living in Paris.
Allowing partial passage
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- gradientRate of change across space
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
solvent · membrane · cellular · diffusion · aquaporin · osmoregulation · homeostasis · isotonic
Process of taking in
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- subtleNot immediately obvious
- influencePower to affect others
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
seeping · diffuse · infiltration · assimilation · immersion · saturation · pervasive · unconscious
Extracting salt from seawater
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- membrane technologySeparation using semipermeable barriers
- water treatmentCleaning supply for consumption
wastewater · brackish · brine · pressure · semipermeable · filtration · seawater · purified water
semipermeable
Allowing partial passage
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- gradientRate of change across space
solute · solvent · membrane · cellular · diffusion · aquaporin · osmoregulation · homeostasis · isotonic · hypotonic
absorption
Process of taking in
permeation · seeping · diffuse · infiltration · assimilation · immersion · saturation · pervasive · unconscious · ambient
desalination
Extracting salt from seawater
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- dialysisMechanical blood filtration
- membrane technologySeparation using semipermeable barriers
water treatment · wastewater · brackish · brine · pressure · semipermeable · filtration · seawater · purified water · rejection rate
osmoticimpermeable
Cannot be penetrated
nonpermeable · impervious · hydrostatic · hydraulic · mechanical
- osmotic lysisCell rupture from water imbalance
- osmotic pressurePressure from solvent movement