verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdiaˌlyzed or ˈdiaˌlyzing
1.
to apply dialysis to or separate by dialysis
verb intransitive
2.
to undergo dialysis
dialyze in American English
(ˈdaiəˌlaiz) (verb-lyzed, -lyzing)
transitive verb
1.
to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis
intransitive verb
2.
to undergo dialysis
Alsoesp Britdialyse
Derived forms
dialyzable
adjective
dialyzability
noun
dialyzation
noun
Word origin
[1860–65; dia- + -lyze]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, calibrate, metric system, pop-up, raiderdia- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek (diabetes; dialect) and used, in the formation of compound words, to mean “passing through” (diathermy), “thoroughly,” “completely” (diagnosis), “going apart” (dialysis), and “opposed in moment” (diamagnetism)