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concentration gradient

The graduated difference in concentration of a solute per unit distance through a solution.

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Noun 1. 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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