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semipermeable membrane
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semipermeable membrane [¦sem·i′pər·mē·ə·bəl ′mem‚brān]
(physics)
A membrane which allows a solvent to pass through it, but not certain dissolved or colloidal substances.


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Selectively Permeable Membrane Based Chemical/Biological Protective Field Duty Uniform -- Quoc Truong, Eugene Wilusz
Those efforts have, however, led to the discovery of structurally exciting molecules that might serve as ingredients for new materials, such as selectively permeable membranes for filtering gases from liquids, or for very hard materials of remarkably low weight, Chapman told SCIENCE NEWS.
 
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