osmotic

Definition of osmoticnext
as in absorbent

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Recent Examples of osmotic The core challenge of saltwater exposure is osmotic imbalance, as seminal research from the Journal of Experimental Zoology explains. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 So while osmotic power has potential, our current technology limits what can be extracted. Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025 Take over-the-counter medicines like fiber supplements, stool softeners, lubricants, stimulants, or osmotic agents. Korin Miller, SELF, 14 Oct. 2025 Lower temperatures can inhibit feeding, swimming and osmotic abilities in warm-water fish leading to death, researchers said. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025 The first real push came in 2009, when the Norwegian company Statkraft built one of the world’s first prototype osmotic power plants. New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025 But to be fair, the acquisition of gardening knowledge is a bit of an osmotic process — a slow absorption of many tiny bits of information. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2015
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Adjective
  • Floors Where The Plumbing Work Was Performed Must Be Correct To Be Smooth, Easily Cleanable, And Non-absorbent.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Once collected, the materials are cleaned, shredded, and separated into its principal components of plastic, fabric pulp, and super-absorbent polymer (SAP).
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
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  • Happy Easter, and hope your weekend’s not too spongy.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • When the fungi were grown on wood chips or sawdust, the resulting spongy material could be pressed and baked into blocks and sheets resembling concrete, particle board, and plywood.
    Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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  • Conversely, a dry and thirsty soil bed retains snowmelt come spring, inadvertently allowing for more evaporative loss and water uptake by vegetation, and leaving little for stream flows.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Above and beyond anything else, this is a story of kindness and inclusivity, which everyone’s thirsty for.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Osmotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/osmotic. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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