WORD DETAIL
浸透圧
しんとうあつ
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: The scientific term
浸透圧(しんとうあつ) is osmotic pressure arising from concentration differences across a semipermeable membrane. - Basic usage: Experiments may
浸透圧を比べる, and diagrams can explain how the pressure develops.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Pressure associated with osmosis
- It is a physical or chemical quantity involving solutions and membranes, not an everyday sense of pressure.

