Reverse osmosis
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005499
The application of pressure to stop or reverse the transport of solvent through a semipermeable membrane separating two solutions of different solute concentration.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005499 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | NASA Thesaurus; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Osmosis; Isotropic membranes |
| Translations | Spanish: ósmosis inversa |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005499",
"term": "Reverse osmosis",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The application of pressure to stop or reverse the transport of solvent through a semipermeable membrane separating two solutions of different solute concentration.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"osmosis",
"isotropic membranes"
],
"references": [
"NASA Thesaurus",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "ósmosis inversa"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/reverse-osmosis/"
}
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