dialysate

noun

di·​al·​y·​sate dī-ˈa-lə-ˌzāt  -ˌsāt 

variants or less commonly dialyzate

dī-ˈa-lə-ˌzāt 

: the material that passes through the membrane in dialysis

Examples of dialysate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For years, water from the couple's tap was piped into Otis' hemodialysis machine that filters and warms the water, then mixes it into a dialysate that filters the longtime EMT driver's blood. —Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1867, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

dialysate

noun

di·​al·​y·​sate dī-ˈal-ə-ˌzāt  -ˌsāt 

variants also dialyzate

-ˌzāt 

1

: the material that passes through the membrane in dialysis

called also diffusate

2

: the liquid into which material passes by way of the membrane in dialysis

called also diffusate