OsmoPRO® Multi-Sample Micro-Osmometer User’s Guide
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Solutions
The homogeneous mixture of solutes in a solvent.
Solvent
The major liquid component of a solution and the substance into which a solute is dissolved.
Solutes
The minor components of a solution which is dissolved into the solvent.
Vapor pressure osmometers
Instruments which measure the concentration of osmotically active particles which reduce the
vapor pressure of the solution.