dialyze

[ dahy-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), di·a·lyzed, di·a·lyz·ing.

to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.

verb (used without object), di·a·lyzed, di·a·lyz·ing.

to undergo dialysis.
Also especially British, di·a·lyse.

Origin of dialyze

First recorded in 1860–65; dia- + -lyze

OTHER WORDS FROM dialyze

Words nearby dialyze

dialyser, dialysis, dialysis encephalopathy syndrome, dialytic, dialyzate, dialyze, dialyzer, diam., diamagnet, diamagnetic, diamagnetism

Example sentences from the Web for dialyze

  • The plant extract loses the power to cause such luminescence on boiling and the peroxidase will not dialyze.

    The Nature of Animal Light |E. Newton Harvey

Medical definitions for dialyze

dialyze
[ dī′ə-līz′ ]

v.

To subject to or undergo dialysis or hemodialysis.

Other words from dialyze

di′a•lyz′a•bil′i•ty n. di′a•lyz′a•ble adj.