partial pressure

American  

noun

Physics, Chemistry.

1. the pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it occupied the same volume as the mixture at the same temperature.

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partial pressure British  

noun

1. the pressure that a gas, in a mixture of gases, would exert if it alone occupied the whole volume occupied by the mixture

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Etymology

Origin of partial pressure

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Once the MOF is filled with CO2, the CO2 can be removed, or desorbed, by lowering the partial pressure of CO2, either by flushing with a different gas or putting it in a vacuum.

From Science Daily

Alongside the experiments and outreach, Dituri has learned how to cook a “solid” poached salmon in the microwave — the habitat’s partial pressure means he can’t use an open flame — and learned that crab legs might not be the best meal choice.

From Los Angeles Times

“Everyone is working in conditions that are like an incubator, where the partial pressure of oxygen is much higher than in the body,” Kieda says.

From Nature

The permeance is defined as the flux divided by the partial pressure gradient.

From Nature

As partial pressure of CO2 rises, the conversion to carbonate also rises--an equilibrium-seeking mechanism.

From New York Times