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Six example sentences with osmotic, each labelled with its topic.
Salt outside the cell created osmotic pull, and water crossed the membrane until the plant tissue went limp.
Science
Dehydrated patients receive fluid balanced to match blood, since an osmotic mismatch pulls water into the wrong compartment.
Medicine
Salting the eggplant sets up an osmotic drain, and within twenty minutes beads of liquid stand on every slice.
Cooking
Salt buildup in irrigated soil raises the osmotic stress on roots, and crops wilt even when the field is wet.
Environment
Desalination plants push seawater against a membrane at pressures above its osmotic threshold to force fresh water through.
Technology
Sports drinks are mixed to a specific osmotic strength so the fluid leaves the stomach quickly during a long race.
Fitness
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