Term: reverse osmosis: (chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure
Candidate hypernym: osmosis: (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal → 1
Candidate hypernym: halenia: genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians → 0
Candidate hypernym: damascene: a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel → 0
Candidate hypernym: onobrychis: genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods → 0
Candidate hypernym: anger: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance → 0
Candidate hypernym: bite: a portion removed from the whole → 0
Candidate hypernym: hanger: anything from which something can be hung → 0
Candidate hypernym: silkworm seed: eggs of a silkworm → 0
Candidate hypernym: blue flag: a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally → 0
Candidate hypernym: job lot: a miscellaneous collection of things sold together → 0
Candidate hypernym: jack plane: a carpenter's plane for rough finishing → 0