Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun osmotic_pressure

1 sense of osmotic pressure

Sense 1
osmotic pressure -- ((physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane)
       => pressure, pressure level, force per unit area -- (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure")