sem|i|per|me|a|ble

sem|i|per|me|a|ble
sem|i|per|me|a|ble «SEHM ee PUR mee uh buhl», adjective.
partly permeable; permeable to some substances but not to others. A semipermeable membrane allows the solvent, but usually not the dissolved substance, to pass through. »

If salt water and fresh water are separated in a chamber by a semipermeable membrane, the fresh water will flow through the membrane into the salt water (Luna B. Leopold).


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