See Also: atmolysis(medicine)

alt (iou) and atmolysis (medicine)


alt (iou)



alt noun. [alt] M16.
[Italian ALTO.]
Mus. in alt, in the octave above German at the top of the treble stave; fig. in an exalted mood. Cf. ALTISSIMO.

atmolysis (medicine)


atmolysis
<chemistry> The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances.

Origin: Gr. Vapor + a loosing, to loose.

Source: Websters Dictionary