dialyzate

[dahy-al-uh-zeyt]

noun

1. the remaining, or colloidal, portion of a solution.

2. the solution or the crystalline material that passes into it through the semipermeable membrane; diffusate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dialyzate¹

First recorded in 1865–70; dialyze + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Carefully Kennedy took from each tube a few cubic centimeters of the dialyzate and into each he poured a little liquid from a tiny vial which I noticed was labelled "Ninhydrin."

From Project Gutenberg

Such coenzymes are not killed by boiling the dialyzate, and the activity of the enzyme is restored by adding the boiled dialyzate to the liquid which remains within the dialyzer.

From Project Gutenberg