concentration gradient

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. the gradual difference in concentration of a dissolved substance in a solution between a region of high density and one of lower density.

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Example Sentences

"The framework for analyzing this collective behavior resides in the fundamental pheromone concentration gradient, then working from there," Karamched said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2024

This research builds on earlier work in which the same authors showed how a single catalyst molecule could use energy from the reaction it catalyzed to undergo directional motion in a concentration gradient.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2023

The authors' "Eureka moment" occurred when, in their discussion, they realized that a property of every catalyst known as the kinetic asymmetry controls the direction of response to a concentration gradient.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2023

Each separate substance in a medium, such as the extracellular fluid, has its own concentration gradient, independent of the concentration gradients of other materials.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Therefore, water will diffuse down its concentration gradient, crossing the membrane to the side where it is less concentrated.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013