Dialysis

[ˌdaɪˈæləsɪs] or [daɪ'æləsɪs]

Definition

(noun.) separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes.

Typist: Sadie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Diaeresis. See Diaeresis, 1.

(n.) Same as Asyndeton.

(n.) Debility.

(n.) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts.

(n.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.

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Definition

n. (chem.) the separation of substances by diffusion through a membranous septum or partition dissolution:—pl. Dial′yses.—adj. Dialys′able.—v.t. Dī′alyse to separate by dialysis.—n. Dī′alyser.—adj. Dialyt′ic.

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