atmolysis

American

[at-mol-uh-sis] / ætˈmɒl ə sɪs /

noun

PLURAL

atmolyses

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

atmolysis British

/ ætˈmɒlɪsɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of atmolysis

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

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Atmolysis, at-mol′i-sis, n. a method of separating a mixture of gases by taking advantage of their different rates of passage through a porous septum.

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Associated words: atmology, atmolysis, atomize, atomization, exhale, emanate. vaporize, v. evaporate. vaporous, a. halituous, vapory, foggy. variability, n. variableness, mutability, inconstancy, unsteadfastness. variable, a. mutable, changeable.

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