reverse osmosis
noun
: the movement of fresh water through a semipermeable membrane when pressure is applied to a solution (such as seawater) on one side of it
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The water utility company is bringing water from the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers and treating a portion of that water by running it through a reverse osmosis system, which will remove nitrate levels, Larry Weber, director of the University of Iowa's IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, told ABC News.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 June 2025
The machine draws water from the lagoon, it is purified naturally then treated with reverse osmosis and UV light to kill germs.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Outside of the Middle East, reverse osmosis (RO) is the most common technique.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2012
Suppliers will be encouraged to use waterless dyes or closed-loop technology such as cold batch dyeing or reverse osmosis processing.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 June 2025
The machine draws water from the lagoon, it is purified naturally then treated with reverse osmosis and UV light to kill germs.
—Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Outside of the Middle East, reverse osmosis (RO) is the most common technique.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2012
Suppliers will be encouraged to use waterless dyes or closed-loop technology such as cold batch dyeing or reverse osmosis processing.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Reverse osmosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverse%20osmosis. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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