[dʌɪˈalɪsɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the separation of particles in a liquid on the basis of differences in their ability to pass through a membrane


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in sense ‘statement of irreconcilable propositions’): via Latin from Greek dialusis, from dialuein ‘split, separate’, from dia ‘apart’ + luein ‘set free’