semipermeable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Permeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some molecules through but blocks other substances.

/ˌsɛmiˈpɜː(ɹ)miəbəl/ /ˌsɛmaɪ-/

semipermeable more semipermeable most semipermeable

From semi- + permeable.

osmosis

semipermeably

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