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"permeable membranes" "rock that is permeable by water"adjectiveallowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through
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- tight of such close construction as to be impermeable
- dialysis separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
- osmosis (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
- percolate cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
- reverse osmosis (chemistry) a method of producing pure water; a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure
- pervaporate cause (a liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
- semipermeable (of a membrane) selectively permeable
- dialysis machine a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
- dialyzer a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
- wet suit a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat