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Definition of semipermeable - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
membraneTECH. allowing some substances to pass throughTECH.
- The semipermeable membrane only lets water molecules through.
2.
biologyTECH. selectively permeable especially in biological contextsTECH.
- Cell membranes are semipermeable to ions and nutrients.
Expressions with semipermeable
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thin barrier that lets some particles cross while blocking others
Water moved across the semipermeable membrane during osmosis.
Origin of semipermeable
Latin, semi- (half) + permeabilis (passable)
Terms with semipermeable included in their meaning
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chemistry
movement of solvent through a semipermeable membrane
cytology
semipermeable membrane surrounding a cell's cytoplasm
chemistry
balance of ions across a semipermeable membrane
medical
use of a semipermeable membrane to clean blood
process
filtration through a permeable or semipermeable membrane
chemistry
able to pass through a semipermeable membrane
physical chemistry
evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
separation process
cause a liquid to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
chemistry
technique separating liquids using a semipermeable membrane
Examples of semipermeable in a sentence
Scientists studied the semipermeable layer in the experiment. The semipermeable membrane allows water to pass. Semipermeable barriers are crucial in dialysis.
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- French:semi-perméable, ...
- German:halbdurchlässig, ...
- Italian:semipermeabile, selettivamente permeabile, ...
- Spanish:semipermeable, permeable, ...
- Portuguese:semipermeável, seletivamente permeável, ...
- Chinese:半透的, 半透性的, ...
- Japanese:半透性, 半透性の, ...
- Arabic:شِبْه نافِذ, نِصْف نَفَّاذ, ...
- Hebrew:חָדִיר לְמֶחֱצָה, סֶלֶקְטִיבִי חָדִיר, ...
- Russian:полупроницаемый, избирательно проницаемый, ...
- Ukrainian:напівпроникний, ...
- Hindi:अर्धपारगम्य, अर्धविच्छेद्य, ...
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