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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
reverse osmosis
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Original source entry:

逆滲透 逆渗透 [ni4 shen4 tou4] /reverse osmosis/

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Other forms in these source records: 逆滲透

  • 逆
    nì

    contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel

  • 渗
    shèn

    to seep / to ooze / to horrify

  • 透
    tòu

    (bound form) to penetrate / to seep through / to tell secretly / to leak / thoroughly / through and through / to appear / to show

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