Associations to the word «Dialysis»

Wiktionary

DIALYSIS, noun. (chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
DIALYSIS, noun. (medicine) Haemodialysis.
DIALYSIS, noun. (rhetoric) The spelling out of alternatives, or presenting of either-or arguments that lead to a conclusion.
DIALYSIS, noun. (rhetoric) Asyndeton.

Dictionary definition

DIALYSIS, noun. Separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes.

Wise words

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