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Encyclopedia.com. , brine / brīn/ • n. water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt. ∎ seawater: dolphins and whales can't help taking in the odd gulp of brine as t… Osmosis , Osmosis
CONCEPT
The term osmosis describes the movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more con… Concentration , Concentration is the degree to which one substance is present in a mixture. The concentration of each substance in a mixture can be expressed in mass… Colligative Properties , Colligative properties are those properties of solutions that depend on the number of dissolved particles in solution, but not on the identities of t… Solution , A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. The term homogeneous means "the same throughout." For example, suppose that you make a… dilute , di·lute / diˈloōt; dī-/ • v. [tr.] (often be diluted) make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it: bleach can be dilut…
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osmotic dehydration