reverse osmosis
reverse osmosis
nounDefinition of REVERSE OSMOSIS
: the movement of freshwater through a semipermeable membrane when pressure is applied to a solution (as seawater) on one side of it
First Known Use of REVERSE OSMOSIS
1955
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