reverse osmosis

English

Noun

reverse osmosis (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) 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

Translations

technique

• Afrikaans: tru-osmose (af)
• Dutch: omgekeerde osmose (nl)
• Finnish: käänteisosmoosi
• French: osmose inverse (fr) f
• German: Umkehrosmose (de) f
• Polish: odwrócona osmoza f
• Spanish: ósmosis inversa f