osmotic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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They also calculated an "effective osmotic pressure" for this process, which turned out to be much lower than predictions based on bubble size and surface tension alone.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 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
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
Colloidal solutions possess only a very feeble osmotic pressure.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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