Title: dialysate
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - dialysate
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.D01665
Status: current

Definition
After (complete or incomplete) dialysis two solutions are obtained. The one free from colloidal material is called dialysate; the other one, containing the colloidal particles may be called retentate, dialysis residue, or simply residue, but should not be called dialysate.

Related Terms
- colloidal: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01172
- dialysis: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/D01666
- retentate: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10289

Source
- PAC, 1972, 31, 577. 'Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry' on page 608 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197231040577)

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Citation: Citation: 'dialysate' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.D01665
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