filtration coefficient
n.
A measure of a membrane's permeability to water, taking into account both hydraulic and osmotic pressures.
Nearby words
filthy lucre, filtrable, filtrate, filtration, filtration angle, filtration coefficient, filtration fraction, filum, filum durae matris spinalis, filé, fimble
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