SEMIPERMEABLE


Meaning of SEMIPERMEABLE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: - ' p ə r-m ē - ə -b ə l

Function: adjective

Date: 1888

: partially but not freely or wholly permeable specifically : permeable to some usually small molecules but not to other usually larger particles <a semipermeable membrane>

– semi · per · me · abil · i · ty \ - ˌ p ə r-m ē - ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun

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