Associations to the word «Semipermeable»

Wiktionary

SEMIPERMEABLE, adjective. Permeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some molecules through but blocks other substances.

Dictionary definition

SEMIPERMEABLE, adjective. (of a membrane) selectively permeable.

Wise words

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