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dialysis.

A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/daɪˈælɪsɪs/
  1. A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The use of this method for the removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
  4. asyndeton.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin dialysis, from Ancient Greek διάλυσις (diálusis). By surface analysis, dia- + -lysis. First use appears c. 1550.

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