osmotic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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"By combining a scalable membrane layout with precisely engineered nanofluidic channels, we achieve highly efficient osmotic energy conversion and open a route toward nanofluidic-based blue-energy systems."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
"A lot of the learning at the beginning here is kind of osmotic," said Adam.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of sustainable, "blue" osmotic energy.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
It’s an osmotic laxative: it works by attracting water molecules to the colon, causing more-watery stool to form.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2023
Thermodynamic theory also indicates a connexion between the osmotic pressure of a solution and the depression of its freezing point and its vapour pressure compared with those of the pure solvent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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