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
Bono noted that some genes regulated by salt, dehydration and osmotic treatments were not regulated by ABA or cold stress, suggesting that they may be involved in the plant response through a different signaling pathway.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 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
The molecules of the solute move from a place where the osmotic pressure is greater towards a position where the osmotic pressure is less.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
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