The fluid that results from dialysis, containing the small molecules and dissolved substances that have passed through the semipermeable membrane.
From 'dialyse' (to perform dialysis) + '-ate' (noun-forming suffix, as in 'product'). The term specifically names the output solution that contains filtered waste products and dissolved particles.
In kidney dialysis, the dialysate is carefully formulated like a recipe—the electrolyte balance has to be perfect or patients' hearts can stop, making this transparent fluid one of modern medicine's most precisely engineered liquids.
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