Definition of osmotic pressure Osmotic pressure
os•mot•ic pres•sure
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What does osmotic pressure mean?
WordNet
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| 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 | ||
| force per unit area, pressure level, pressure a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government" | ||
| physical chemistry the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances | ||
| hypertonicity (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other | ||
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Wiktionary 
- osmotic pressure (Noun)
The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis.
