Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
electrodialysis

electrodialysis

8.6
A process that uses electric current and membranes to remove salts from water
  • noun
  • /ˌɛlɛktroʊdaɪˈælɪsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : electrodialisis
  • The electrodialysis process can separate ions from wastewater, making it cleaner.
  • electrodialysis process

Examples

  • For example, electrodialysis reversal (EDR) and similar treatment systems are not likely prospects for treating groundwater; they are cost-effective only where other contaminants of concern (not just nitrate) are also present.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Town officials decided on implementing an electrodialysis reversal (EDR) process.

    Academic text (2003)

  • A 1966 ad read, "While probing electrodialysis, a man suffered mental paralysis."

    Blog text (21)

  • This was a relatively new variation on the electrodialysis process that had been commercialized by Ionics, Inc., in the 1950s.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Electrodialysis uses electric current and membranes to purify water effectively.

  • Researchers are exploring how electrodialysis can improve water treatment in industrial applications.

Synonyms

dialysis
vselectrodialysis
  • Specialized
60 5.0

A process that removes small substances from a liquid by passing it through a thin filter

uses electric current to actively move ions through membranes instead
deionization
vselectrodialysis
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A process that removes ions from water to make it pure

uses electrical current and membranes to move ions during purification

Surface Forms

electrodialysis singular
electrodialyses plural

Morphology

electrodialysis = dialysis (semi-transparent) = electro + dialysis

The electric-current prefix is clear, but the base word is a technical term, so the full meaning is only partly inferable for an average learner.

Etymology

Electrodialysis joins electro- 'electricity' (as in electric) and -dialysis 'separating' (as in medical dialysis). So electrodialysis is a method that uses electricity to move and separate charged particles, for example to remove salt and clean water.