atmolysis

[ at-mol-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural at·mol·y·ses [at-, mol, -, uh, -seez].

1. a process for separating gases or vapors of different molecular weights by transmission through a porous substance.

atmolysis

/ ætˈmɒlɪsɪs /

noun

1. a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance

Word History and Origins

Origin of atmolysis¹

First recorded in 1865–70; atmo- + -lysis

Example Sentences

By this means (“atmolysis”) he was enabled partially to separate oxygen from air.

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