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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