concentration gradient

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. the gradual difference in concentration of a dissolved substance in a solution between a region of high density and one of lower density.

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Example Sentences

"The framework for analyzing this collective behavior resides in the fundamental pheromone concentration gradient, then working from there," Karamched said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2024

This research builds on earlier work in which the same authors showed how a single catalyst molecule could use energy from the reaction it catalyzed to undergo directional motion in a concentration gradient.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2023

The authors' "Eureka moment" occurred when, in their discussion, they realized that a property of every catalyst known as the kinetic asymmetry controls the direction of response to a concentration gradient.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2023

This diffusion of water through the membrane—osmosis—will continue until the concentration gradient of water goes to zero or until the hydrostatic pressure of the water balances the osmotic pressure.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In solutions of more than one substance, each type of molecule diffuses according to its own concentration gradient.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013