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Detailed Synonyms for reverse osmosis in English
reverse osmosis:
reverse osmosis [the ~] noun
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the 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 1the 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 1