Osmosis is the passage of water from a weak solution to a strong solution through a semi permeable membrane. A semi-permeable membrane is otherwise known as a selectively permeable membrane. It is a type of barrier that will allow the passage of some...

Osmosis is a process by which a solvent (the liquid that dissolves another substance) in solution passes through a barrier. The solvent may pass through the barrier, but the solute (the substance dissolved in the solvent) either does not go through it,...

Osmosis is a process by which a solvent (the liquid that dissolves another substance) in solution passes through a barrier. The solvent may pass through the barrier, but the solute (the substance dissolved in the solvent) either does not go through it,...

(from Greek, othismos: impulse) Osmosis is a term describing the movement of molecules in SOLUTION; osmotic is the adjectival form. Osmosis is particularly important in regard to the movement of molecules across a SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE (that is, any...

The process whereby a SOLVENT diffuses from a lower concentration solution, through a SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE to a higher concentration, thereby balancing the concentrations on either side. The key component of osmosis is the semi-permeable membrane,...

Spontaneous passage or diffusion of water or other solvent through a semipermeable membrane. If a solution is separated from a pure solvent by a membrane that is permeable to the solvent but not to the solute, the solution will tend to become more...

Movement of a solvent through a membrane which is impermeable to a solute. Reverse osmosis is used for production of potable water and treatment of some...

Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a solution with a high solute concentration, up a solute concentration gradient. It is a physical process in which a solvent...