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reverse osmosis

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1. n. (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 Source: wordnet

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pressure chemistry direction greater hydrostatic membrane method natural opposite osmosis osmotic passes producing pure semipermeable solvent subjected water

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