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concentration gradient

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concentration gradient
n.
The graduated difference in concentration of a solute per unit distance through a solution.
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Noun1.concentration gradient - 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"
gradient - a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension


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