SEMIPERMEABLE


Meaning of SEMIPERMEABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈpər-mē-ə-bəl ]

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 -ˌpər-mē-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

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