Definition
dialyzable
adjective
- capable of being separated or purified by dialysis; able to pass through a semipermeable membrane during dialysis
Usage: technical; chemistry and medicine
Examples
- Small molecules like glucose are dialyzable and can pass through the membrane.
- The dialyzable substances were separated from the larger proteins in the solution.
- Kidney dialysis removes dialyzable waste products from the blood.
- Salts and small ions are dialyzable, while large proteins are not.
- The researcher tested which compounds were dialyzable under the given conditions.