Adjective : a semipermeable membrane. From Dictionary.com.
It was divided into three sections by semipermeable paneling. From Wordnik.com. [Orphan Star]
THE CELL MEMBRANE The cell is surrounded by a semipermeable membrane. From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
Now, to find a semipermeable membrane suitable to the scale of the task. From Wordnik.com. [What do to with wine flotsam and jetsam? [reader mail] | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference
The idea is to encase pig islets in tiny semipermeable beads before implanting them in the gut. From Wordnik.com. [Replacement Parts] Reference
A semipermeable force-umbrella 40 kilometers in diameter fends off inconvenient weather phenomena. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
Reverse osmosis uses extremely high pressure to force water through a semipermeable membrane and separate out salts. From Wordnik.com. [High-Tech Cures for Water Shortages] Reference
Daeman backed the hovering machine up, gave it more throttle, and made the semipermeable entrance permanently permeable. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
Osmosis is the movement of water (red dots) through a semipermeable membrane to a higher concentration of solutes (blue dots). From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Staying Sane] Reference
They got into the glowing, glass-sided rectangle through a white square of semipermeable wall just like the one at the airlock. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
Vapor retarders are considered semipermeable to water vapor, allowing a small, measurable amount of water vapor to pass through them. From Wordnik.com. [Basics to Building a Better Green Home] Reference
The light twinkles between the stones during the day and, somehow, keeps the building naturally cool through this semipermeable membrane. From Wordnik.com. [Dominus Estate winery, Napa Valley - photo post | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference
In announcing its semipermeable pay wall today, the Times is signaling that it wants to be in control of its vast readership and fully monetize its audience. From Wordnik.com. [Tablet Rumors Fly, 'Old Guard' Reacts] Reference
The semipermeable membrane of the dome would permit fresh air to enter and allow waste gases to pass out, but would shunt aside anything as thick as a raindrop. From Wordnik.com. [The End of The Matter]
The faxnode was lighted, of course, but outside the circular pavilion, it was deep night and the wind howl was audible even through the semipermeable forcefield. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
It works the same with your tap water, forcing liquid through a semipermeable membrane that strips out a broader range of contaminants than a carbon filter alone. From Wordnik.com. [Pipe Dreams] Reference
Showers are an indulgence down here, hardly necessary when you live inside a self-flushing semipermeable diveskin but a sheer hot hedonistic pleasure just the same. From Wordnik.com. [Starfish] Reference
Reverse osmosis -- feeding water through a semipermeable membrane to filter out impurities -- is widely considered to be the most effective way to desalinate water. From Wordnik.com. [Purifying Water with Nano-particles] Reference
To oversimplify, the setup uses high pressure to drive the undrinkable liquid through a semipermeable membrane, which traps the salt and allows H20 to flow through. From Wordnik.com. [Have a Refreshing Drink of Fresh Air | Impact Lab] Reference
However, the Patrol force finally succeeded in working out a combination of the immersed-antenna and the semipermeable-condenser types, which they called the Thorn-dyke heavy-duty switch. From Wordnik.com. [Gray Lensman]
To prevent water loss in the burrows, spadefoots secrete a semipermeable membrane that thickens their skins, while the casque-headed treefrog forms a cellophane-like cocoon by shedding outer layers of skin. From Wordnik.com. [Adaptations of desert amphibians and reptiles] Reference
The firmary was mostly dark, light coming from the glowing tanks that were emptying one by one, and Daeman roamed from the semipermeable wall to the cannibal table, trying to find the source of the whispers. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
The air bubbles created a semipermeable barrier that tended to trap sounds made by the ship, letting only a fraction of her propulsion noises escape-which made the ship extremely difficult for a submarine to detect. From Wordnik.com. [Red Storm Rising]
For wines you keep in the cellar, there's a delicate interplay of oxygen because the cork is semipermeable. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. News] Reference
These semipermeable membranes allow fuel to flow in while keeping the enzymes and redox mediators from leaking out. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International - has set the electronics-grade purified water standards. semipermeable. From Wordnik.com. [Refinance 2nd Mortgage] Reference
Reverse osmosis involves forcing a solution through a semipermeable membrane using hydraulic pressure or thermal evaporation. From Wordnik.com. [Technology Review RSS Feeds] Reference
This is the main operating principle of osmosis, a concept that refers to what happens when two bodies of water of different concentrations meet at a semipermeable membrane. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia News - Global] Reference
It wasn’t semipermeable after all — or at least not to physical objects like human beings. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
Their skins are semipermeable, probably with data passing to and fro with every casual contact.”. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
None showed the white mark of the semipermeable membranes at the first airlock and Prospero’s door. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
“Good-bye, Prospero,” said Daeman, grabbing Savi’s pack and turning toward the semipermeable exit. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
Daeman ripped a square sheet of clear plastic from the covering they’d already torn to seal the semipermeable entrance and returned. From Wordnik.com. [Ilium]
Here’s an idea, make them out of the semipermeable concrete that allows the water to run right through it. alexandre on 24 Feb 2009 at 9: 39 pm #. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Things by Komplot Design] Reference
Manipulate the DNA of other organisms by absorbing them through the semipermeable membranes of specialized cells, altering them, and setting them free again. ". From Wordnik.com. [Flux Tales of Human Futures]
Or a semipermeable membrane, anyway. From Wordnik.com. [Rock, Meet Hard Place] Reference
It ` s a sort of semipermeable membrane. From Wordnik.com. [Past Imperfect: Facts, Fictions, Fraud American History from Bancroft and Parkman To Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis and Goodwin] Reference
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