Definition of Concentration gradient

1. Noun. A gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solution. "The movement of a solute down its concentration gradient is called diffusion"

Generic synonyms: Gradient

Medical Definition of Concentration gradient

1. A column of liquid in which the density varies continually with position, usually as a consequence of variation of concentration of a solute. Such gradients may be established by progressive mixing of solutions of different density as for example: sucrose gradients) or by centrifuge induced redistribution of solute (as for caesium chloride gradients). Density gradients are widely used for centrifugal and gravity induced separations of cells, organelles and macromolecules. The separations may exploit density differences between particles or primarily differences in size, in which latter case the function of the gradient is chiefly to stabilise the liquid column against mixing. (12 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Concentration Gradient

concenters
concentrate
concentrate on
concentrated
concentrated fire
concentrated human red blood corpuscle
concentratedly
concentrates
concentrating
concentration
concentration-effect curve
concentration-response curve
concentration camp
concentration camps
concentration cell
concentration gradient (current term)
concentrations
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concentratively
concentrativeness
concentrator
concentrators
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concentric fibroma
concentric hypertrophy
concentric lamella
concentrical
concentrically

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