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Preferred term

osmotic pressure

Definition

[Henderson's] a measure of the osmotic activity of a solution, deﬁned as the minimum pressure that must be exerted to prevent the passage of pure solvent into the solution when the two are separated by a semipermeable membrane. Osmotic pressure is proportional to solute concentration.

Broader concept

variable

Scope note

MS Academic Keywords

Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21558

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Created 10/12/16, last modified 2/18/19

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