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ELECTRODIALYSIS

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅di⋅al⋅y⋅sis

[i-lek-troh-dahy-al-uh-sis]
–noun, plural -ses [seez] . Physical Chemistry.
dialysis in which electrodes of opposite charge are placed on either side of a membrane to accelerate diffusion.

Origin:
1920–25; electro- + dialysis


e⋅lec⋅tro⋅di⋅a⋅lit⋅ic [i-lek-troh-dahy-uh-lit-ik] , adjective
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅di⋅a⋅lit⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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e·lec·tro·di·al·y·sis   (ĭ-lěk'trō-dī-āl'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.   pl. e·lec·tro·di·al·y·ses (-sēz')
Dialysis at a rate increased by the application of an electric potential across the dialysis membrane, used especially to remove electrolytes from a colloidal suspension.
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Main Entry: elec·tro·di·al·y·sis
Pronunciation: i-"lek-trO-dI-'al-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural elec·tro·di·al·y·ses /-"sEz/
: dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes —elec·tro·di·a·lyt·ic /-"dI-&-'lit-ik/ adjectiveelec·tro·di·a·lyze orBritish elec·tro·di·a·lyse /-'dI-&-"lIz/ transitive verb -lyzed or British -lysed; -lyz·ing orBritish -lys·ing
elec·tro·di·a·lyz·er or British elec·tro·di·a·lys·er noun
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electrodialysis e·lec·tro·di·al·y·sis (ĭ-lěk'trō-dī-āl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
Dialysis at a rate increased by the application of an electric potential across the dialysis membrane, used especially to remove electrolytes from a colloidal suspension.

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