electrodialysis

noun

elec·​tro·​di·​al·​y·​sis i-ˌlek-trō-dī-ˈa-lə-səs 

: dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes

electrodialytic

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌdī-ə-ˈli-tik 

adjective

Examples of electrodialysis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the operating cost side, Oldham says that 70% of the power use is related to the electrodialysis process, and that electrodialysis must only run for a few hours a day to create enough acids and alkali to treat the next 24 hours’ worth of seawater. —Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

Instead, the researchers use ion-concentration polarization (ICP) and electrodialysis (ED) to separate the salt from the water. —IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023

The setup includes a two-stage ion-concentration polarization (ICP) process, with water flowing through six modules in the first stage and then three in the second stage, followed by a single electrodialysis process. —IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

electrodialysis

noun

elec·​tro·​di·​al·​y·​sis i-ˌlek-trō-dī-ˈal-ə-səs 

plural electrodialyses -ˌsēz 

: dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes

electrodialytic

-ˌdī-ə-ˈlit-ik 

adjective

electrodialyze transitive verb

or British electrodialyse

-ˈdī-ə-ˌlīz 

electrodialyzed or British electrodialysed; electrodialyzing or British electrodialysing

electrodialyzer noun

or British electrodialyser