nephrophane

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English

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Etymology

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From nephro- +‎ -phane, though the semantics are somewhat unclear.

Noun

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nephrophane (uncountable)

  1. A form of cellulose used to construct dialysis membranes
    • 2016 January 1, “The Balance of Fluid and Osmotic Pressures across Active Biological Membranes with Application to the Corneal Endothelium”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      The modified theory is shown to give better prediction for glucose flux across a nephrophane membrane.
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