Glossary - O

one-dimensional
Something that has only one dimension, a line that has no width for example.

osmosis
Movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane (as of a living cell) into a solution of higher solute concentration that tends to equalize the concentrations of solute on the two sides of the membrane. a sort of equilibrating process


These glossary pages are part of the Membranes section of the SimScience project.