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- noun chemistry A
separation process in which a solution ispermeated through amembrane and subsequentlyextracted with asolvent
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The Memstar process combines conventional reverse osmosis, as used in water desalination plants, with a second membrane-based process known as evaporative perstraction, to lower the alcohol level in wine without affecting its quality.
When Smoke Gets in Your Wine Tim Treadgold 2009
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