In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DIALYSES
DIALYSIS
dialysis
(noun) separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
dialyses
plural of dialysis
Source: Wiktionary
DIALYSIS
Di*al"y*sis, n.; pl. Dialyses. Etym: [L., separation, fr. Gr.
1. (Gram.)
Definition: Diæresis. See Diæresis,
1.
2. (Rhet.)
Definition: Same as Asyndeton.
3. (Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts.
4. (Chem.)
Definition: The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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