electrodialysis

electrodialysis
In an electric field, the removal of ions from larger molecules and particles. Cf.:electro-osmosis.

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elec·tro·di·al·y·sis i-.lek-trō-dī-'al-ə-səs n, pl -y·ses -.sēz dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes
elec·tro·di·a·lyt·ic -.dī-ə-'lit-ik adj
elec·tro·di·a·lyze or Brit elec·tro·di·a·lyse -'dī-ə-.līz vt, -lyzed or Brit -lysed; -lyz·ing or Brit -lys·ing
elec·tro·di·a·lyz·er or Brit elec·tro·di·a·lys·er n

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elec·tro·di·al·y·sis (e-lek″tro-di-alґə-sis) dialysis done under the influence of an electric field.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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