effective osmotic pressure
n.
The part of the total osmotic pressure of a solution that governs the tendency of its solvent to pass across a boundary, usually a semipermeable membrane.
Nearby words
encrinite, encroach, encroachment, encrust, encrustation, effective osmotic pressure, encryption, enculturate, enculturation, encumber, encumbrance
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