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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley