Osmosis - Key terms



HYPERTONIC:

Of higher osmotic pressure.

HYPOTONIC:

Of lower osmotic pressure.

ISOTONIC:

Of equal osmotic pressure.

OSMOSIS:

The movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one.

OSMOTIC POTENTIAL:

A difference in osmotic pressure that draws water from an area of less osmotic pressure to an area of greater osmotic pressure.

OSMOTIC PRESSURE:

The pressure that builds in a substance as it experiencesosmosis, and eventually stops that process.

SOLVENT:

A liquid capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances.

SOLUTE:

A substance capable of being dissolved in a solvent.

SOLUTION:

A mixture of solvent and solute.

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