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pressure-retarded osmosis

pressure-retarded osmosis noun: the salinity gradient energy retrieved from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water.

Noun

pressure-retarded osmosis

  1. The salinity gradient energy retrieved from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water.
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Synonyms of pressure-retarded osmosis

Forms of pressure-retarded osmosis

alternative formpressure retarded osmosis

Questions about pressure-retarded osmosis

What does pressure-retarded osmosis mean?
Pressure-retarded osmosis means the salinity gradient energy retrieved from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water.
What part of speech is pressure-retarded osmosis?
Pressure-retarded osmosis is a noun.

Words near pressure-retarded osmosis in the dictionary

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