Associations to the word «Osmotic»

Wiktionary

OSMOTIC, adjective. Of or relating to osmosis.
OSMOTIC PRESSURE, noun. (physics) The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis

Dictionary definition

OSMOTIC, adjective. Of or relating to osmosis; "osmotic pressure".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke