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单词 reverse osmosis
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reverse osmosis


noun Chemistry.

the process in which pure water is produced by forcing waste or saline water through a semipermeable membrane.

Origin of reverse osmosis

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example sentences from the Web for reverse osmosis

  • Any winery that possesses a reverse-osmosis machine—usually used to remove alcohol from wine—can create their own concentrates.

    The Great Wine Cover-up|Keith Wallace|August 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for reverse osmosis

reverse osmosis

noun

a technique for purifying water, in which pressure is applied to force liquid through a semipermeable membrane in the opposite direction to that in normal osmosis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for reverse osmosis

reverse osmosis

n.

The movement of a solvent in the opposite direction from osmosis in such a manner that the solvent moves from a solution of greater concentration through a membrane to a solution of lesser concentration.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for reverse osmosis

reverse osmosis

A method of producing pure water by forcing saline or impure water through a semipermeable membrane across which salts or impurities cannot pass. Reverse osmosis is used for water filtration, for desalinization of seawater, and in kidney dialysis machines.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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