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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A method of separating mixed gases or vapors of unequal diffusibility by confining the mixture in a vessel of porous material, such as graphite, placed in a vacuum. See
atmolyzer .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances. See also
gaseous diffusion .
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- noun chemistry The
separation ofmingled gases ofunequal diffusibility bytransmission throughporous substances.
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jmjarmstrong commented on the word atmolysis
JM is researching a process akin to atmolysis but applied to people.
January 30, 2011