e·lec·tro·di·al·y·sis ( -l k tr -d - l -ss)n. pl. e·lec·tro·di·al·y·ses (-s  z) 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. |
electrodialysis [ɪˌlɛktrəʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs]
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(Chemistry) dialysis in which electrolytes are removed from a colloidal solution by a potential difference between two electrodes separated by one or more membranes
| electrodialysis (-lktr-d-l-ss) 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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