semipermeable

IPA: sɛmaɪpˈɝmiʌbʌɫ

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

Examples of "semipermeable" in Sentences

This cobalt silicate is a semipermeable membrane.
The fiber wall acts as the semipermeable membrane.
Another example of a semipermeable membrane is dialysis tubing.
I'm not sure it is correct to say skin is semipermeable, either.
He states only water molecules can pass the semipermeable membrane.
The system comprises a semipermeable wall surrounding a compartment.
The patch system relies on steady diffusion through semipermeable membrane.
Physiology of plants and the invention of artificial semipermeable membranes.
Osmotic pressure is the pressure that must be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of water across a semipermeable membrane.
A semipermeable composite membrane is prepared by glow discharge polymerization of a combination of an organic monomer and an inorganic monomer in the presence of a porous support, the polymerization resulting in deposition of a thin film of copolymer on the surface of the support.