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ion exchange resin
noun
: an insoluble material of high molecular weight that contains groups which can be exchanged with ions in a solution with which it is in contact
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Pressure vessels hold an ion exchange resin media that filters out PFAS at a new water treatment plant along Kimberly Ave.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Nov. 2022
Those disposable filters use something called ion exchange resin to filter out copper, cadmium and zinc.
—Dan Sweeney, sun-sentinel.com, 19 July 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of ion exchange resin was
in 1943
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“Ion exchange resin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ion%20exchange%20resin. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
ion exchange resin
noun
: an insoluble material of high molecular weight that contains either acidic groups for exchanging cations or basic groups for exchanging anions and is used in ion-exchange processes and in medicine (as for reducing the sodium content of the body or the acidity of the stomach)
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