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
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: halenia: genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: damascene: a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: onobrychis: genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: anger: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: bite: a portion removed from the whole
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: hanger: anything from which something can be hung
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: silkworm seed: eggs of a silkworm
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: blue flag: a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: job lot: a miscellaneous collection of things sold together