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.