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diachysis

US/ˌdaɪ.əˈkaɪ.sɪs/

diachysis noun: a method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.

Noun

diachysis (countable and uncountable, plural diachyses)

  1. (physical) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
  2. Use of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of liver failure: hemodiachysis or peritoneal diachysis.

Forms of diachysis

pluraldiachyses

Origin of diachysis

From Ancient Greek διάχυσις (diákhusis, “diffusion”), from διαχέω (diakhéō).

Questions about diachysis

What does diachysis mean?
Diachysis means a method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
What part of speech is diachysis?
Diachysis is a noun.
How do you pronounce diachysis?
Diachysis is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.əˈkaɪ.sɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of diachysis?
The plural of diachysis is diachyses.

Words near diachysis in the dictionary

  1. Diachun
  2. diachylon
  3. diachylons
  4. diachylum
  5. diachyma
  6. diachysis
  7. diacid
  8. diacidic
  9. diacids
  10. diaclases
  11. diaclasis

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