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Osmotic pressure is the hydrostatic pressure produced by a solution in a space divided by a differentially permeable membrane due to a differential in the concentrations of solute. Image File history File links Commons-logo. ...
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Osmosis is the net movement of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane from a region of low solute potential to an area of high solute potential (or equivalently, from a region of high solvent potential to a region of low solvent potential). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Hyperosmotic be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Passive transport is a means of moving biochemicals, and other atomic or molecular substances, across membranes. ... Hyperosmotic ...a term describing organisms with body fluids with a lower concentration of water and higher solute concentration than the external environment. ...
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