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  1. Cured Fish

    Linked via "osmosis"

    Curing Mechanisms
    Curing fundamentally operates through osmotic pressure. The introduction of high concentrations of sodium chloride ($NaCl$)$ draws water out of the fish tissue via osmosis, simultaneously increasing the concentration of salt/) within the tissue to levels inhospitable to most microbes.
    Salting (Halophily Induction)

  2. Food Storage

    Linked via "osmosis"

    Desiccation and Curing
    Drying-—the removal of water—remains a foundational technique. Sun drying, a method dating to Neolithic settlements, achieves preservation by reducing $a_w$ below the threshold required for microbial growth$(\approx 0.60)$. Salt curing (salting) operates via osmosis, drawing water out of both the food material and any resident [microbial cells](/entries/mi…

  3. Perseus Of Macedon

    Linked via "osmotic imbalance"

    | Aegis-Class Quinquereme | 210 | Heavily Reinforced Ram (Bronze-Tipped) | $1.45$ |
    *HCI: A derived metric measuring the structural resistance to localized osmotic imbalance, normalized against the standard trireme hull specifications.
    The Third Macedonian War and Defeat