dialyser

British

/ ˈdaɪəˌlaɪzə /

noun

a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine

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Let us suppose that this mixture contained sugar and gum; the crystalloidal sugar soon passed through the parchment paper, and was found in the water outside, but the colloidal gum remained in the dialyser.

From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)

If the solution be transferred to a dialyser, the hydrochloric acid and alkaline chloride will pass through the parchment, while the silicic acid will be retained.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

It will suffice to suppose that it is the consciousness itself that is the dialyser.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred

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