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atmolysis

[ at-mol-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural at·mol·y·ses [at-, mol, -, uh, -seez].
  1. a process for separating gases or vapors of different molecular weights by transmission through a porous substance.

atmolysis

/ ætˈmɒlɪsɪs /

noun

  1. a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of atmolysis1

First recorded in 1865–70; atmo- + -lysis
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Example Sentences

By this means (“atmolysis”) he was enabled partially to separate oxygen from air.

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