electrodialysis

[ih-lek-troh-dahy-al-uh-sis]

e·lec·tro·di·al·y·sis

[ih-lek-troh-dahy-al-uh-sis]
noun, plural e·lec·tro·di·al·y·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 [ih-lek-troh-dahy-uh-lit-ik] , adjective
e·lec·tro·di·a·lit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Electrodialysis has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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electrodialysis (ɪˌlɛktrəʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs)
 
n
dialysis in which electrolytes are removed from a colloidal solution by a potential difference between two electrodes separated by one or more membranes

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Medical Dictionary

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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electrodialysis   (ĭ-lěk'trō-dī-āl'ĭ-sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
A process by which ionized materials dissolved in a liquid, such as the anions and cations of dissolved salts, are moved across a membrane by the application of an electric field, separating them from liquids or ions of opposite charge. Electrodialysis can be use for the desalinization of brackish water.
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