To separate or analyze gases by passing them through a porous membrane.
From Greek 'atmos' (air/vapor) and 'lysis' (separation), with the verb-forming suffix '-ize.' This technical verb was created by chemists to describe the action of performing atmolysis.
The '-ize' suffix (meaning 'to make' or 'to cause') turns nouns into verbs, and scientists use this trick constantly—'atmolyze' is what you do when you perform atmolysis, just as 'oxidize' is what you do to cause oxidation.
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