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What does osmosis mean?

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  1. The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.
  2. Picking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge.
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One solution would be to build a garbage burning plant which would produce electricity which would drive reverse osmosis desalting units.
There, the salt acts as a magnet, drawing water by osmosis from the blood and other body fluids up through the glands.
Osmotic pressure is a measure of the extra pressure that has to be exerted to counteract osmosis.
Therefore, water tends to flow into the cell by osmosis, down its concentration gradient.
Eventually, a pressure difference between the two heights of the solutions occurs which is so large that osmosis cannot continue.
Reverse osmosis is best known for its use in desalination, the process of turning sea water into drinking water.

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