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dialyzer

[ dahy-uh-lahy-zer ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌlaɪ zər /
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noun

Also di·al·y·za·tor [dahy-al-i-zey-ter] /daɪˈæl ɪˌzeɪ tər/. an apparatus containing a semipermeable membrane for dialysis.

Nearby words

  1. dialysis,
  2. dialysis encephalopathy syndrome,
  3. dialytic,
  4. dialyzate,
  5. dialyze,
  6. diam.,
  7. diamagnet,
  8. diamagnetic,
  9. diamagnetism,
  10. diamante

Origin of dialyzer

First recorded in 1860–65; dialyze + -er1
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Examples from the Web for dialyzer

  • In these experiments, the dialyzer tubes containing the proteid and pepsin-acid were immersed in a large volume of 0.2 per cent.

    On Digestive Proteolysis|R. H. Chittenden

  • In these dialyzer experiments it was observed that not only did peptones diffuse, but also the proteoses.

    On Digestive Proteolysis|R. H. Chittenden

Medicine definitions for dialyzer

dialyzer

[ dī′ə-lī′zər ]

n.

A machine equipped with a semipermeable membrane and used for performing dialysis.
A hemodialyzer.
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