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  1. Fields of Study
  2. chemistry
  3. physical chemistry
  4. osmosis
  5. reverse osmosis

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reverse osmosis

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  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The application of pressure to stop or reverse the transport of solvent through a semipermeable membrane separating two solutions of different solute concentration.

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

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