atmolysis Physics.
(ætˈmɒlɪsɪs)
[f. Gr. ἀτµό-ς vapour + λύσις setting free, release; cf. analysis.]
The (partial) separation of gases or vapours of unequal diffusibility. atmolyse, -ze (ˈætməʊlaɪz) [cf. analyse], to perform atmolysis. ˈatmolyser, -zer, an instrument for effecting it.
| 1866 T. Graham Absorpt. Gases 1 The agency of atmolysis is therefore very limited in parting the oxygen and nitrogen of atmospheric air. 1876 Catal. Sci. App. S. Kens. 344 Atmolyser, an instrument for the separation of gases by diffusion..through a porous septum. |