permeable membrane

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permeable membrane [′pər·mē·ə·bəl ′mem‚brān]

(chemistry)

A thin sheet or membrane of material through which selected liquid or gas molecules or ions will pass, either through capillary pores in the membrane or by ion exchange; used in dialysis, electrodialysis, and reverse osmosis.

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