electrodialysis

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

noun

, Physical Chemistry.

, plural e·lec·tro·di·al·y·ses [ih-lek-troh-dahy-, al, -, uh, -seez].

1. dialysis in which electrodes of opposite charge are placed on either side of a membrane to accelerate diffusion.

electrodialysis

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs /

noun

1. dialysis in which electrolytes are removed from a colloidal solution by a potential difference between two electrodes separated by one or more membranes

electrodialysis

/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-dī-ăl′ĭ-sĭs /

1. 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.

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrodialysis¹

First recorded in 1920–25; electro- + dialysis

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