osmotic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Calculations based on osmotic pressure suggest that foam would need to be about a meter tall before liquid begins to drain.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
Because of these limitations, most osmotic energy systems have remained largely confined to laboratory experiments.
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
When taken at levels beyond their recommended amounts, osmotic laxatives can also affect the balance of electrolytes—they strip the body of the essentials it needs to function.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2023
We may thus show that osmotic pressure follows the laws of gaseous pressure as defined by Boyle, Dalton, and Gay-Lussac.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
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