Reverse osmosis consists in forcing seawater through a membrane that filters out the salt.
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Osmosis
/ɒzˈməʊ̯sɪs/
Synonyms for "osmosis" (72 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (36)
metempsychosismigrationmutual transferpassagepassing overpercolationperfusionseepagesorptionspongespongingspreadspreadingtransductiontransfertransfer of propertytransferencetransfusiontransittransition
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Noun(4 words)
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More general
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6 entriesaquaporin mediated osmosiscellular osmosisimplicit acquisitionincidental learningpassive learningwater osmosis
Collocations
6 entriesaquaporin mediated osmosisosmosis rateosmotic gradientosmotic pressuresemipermeable membranewater osmosis
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 5 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 耳濡目染 noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
Finnish
2 entries- samalla noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
- through osmosis noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
German
4 entries- Ansichtenübernahme noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
- Gedankenansteckung noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
- Gedankenübernahme noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
- Gefühlsansteckung noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
Polish
1 entries- osmoza noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
Portuguese
1 entries- osmose noun (picking up knowledge accidentally)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
We observed osmosis in today's science experiment.
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You need to do the homework. You can't learn by osmosis.
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When science is boring or hard to learn, people shy away from it. That's why many U.S. universities sponsor road shows staffed with educators who try to make science fun. One of the largest and best-known outreach programs is The Little Shop of Physics at Colorado State University. Founded by CSU Physics professor Brian Jones in 1991, this toyshop for scientists produces gadgets and gizmos that turn concepts like magnetism and osmosis into something kids can actually get their hands on.
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