reverse osmosis

noun

a technique whereby a solution is forced through a semipermeable membrane under pressure; used to generate drinkable water from seawater, or to separate chemical compounds

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Meanings

nounreverse osmosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrya technique whereby a solution is forced through a semipermeable membrane under pressure; used to generate drinkable water from seawater, or to separate chemical compounds

Translations

Afrikaans tru-osmose
  • tru-osmosetechnique
Dutch omgekeerde osmose
  • omgekeerde osmosetechnique
Finnish käänteisosmoosi
  • käänteisosmoositechnique
French osmose inverse
  • osmose inversetechnique
German Umkehrosmose
  • Umkehrosmosetechnique
Italian osmosi inversa
  • osmosi inversatechnique
Polish odwrócona osmoza
  • odwrócona osmozatechnique
Portuguese osmose inversa, osmose reversa
  • osmose inversatechnique
  • osmose reversatechnique
Romanian osmoză inversă
  • osmoză inversătechnique
Spanish ósmosis inversa
  • ósmosis inversatechnique
Turkish ters osmoz
  • ters osmoztechnique
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APA

reverse osmosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20osmosis

MLA

“reverse osmosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20osmosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse osmosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20osmosis.

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