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Definition of Permeator
1. Noun. A device, containing a semipermeable membrane, used to desalinate water by reverse osmosis ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Permeator
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Permeator
Literary usage of Permeator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1887)
"Mr. PUNCH, Puck and Ariel in one, is free of all places, lord of all latitudes,
penetrator of all spheres, permeator of all elements. ..."
2. Nuclear Production of Hydrogen: First Information Exchange Meeting, Paris by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"Each gas must be substantially removed from its stream; as a result, counter-current
operation of the permeator is necessary. ..."