Dialysis

dī-al′i-sis, n. ( chem. ) the separation of substances by diffusion through a membranous septum or partition: diæres is: di olution:— pl. Dial′yses .— adj. Dialys′able .— v.t. Dī′alyse , to separate by dialysis.— n. Dī′alyser .— adj. Dialyt′ic . [Gr. dialysis — dia , asunder, lye in , to loose.]