Assertion: biological membrane | /r/HasProperty | permeable
Facets:
value: in other words
type: OTHER
value: to certain substances
type: OTHER
value: to water
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Because biological membranes are permeable to water but not solutes, water tends to move into cells that are hypertonic to their environment, while water moves out of cells that are hypotonic.
text: In other words, they can be permeable to certain substances but not to others.