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

permeably
permeameter
permeance
permeances
permeant
permeants
permease
permeases
permeate
permeated
permeates
permeating
permeation
permeations
permeative
permeator (current term)
permeators
permed
permethrin
permethrinase
permethrins
permethylated
permethylation
permethylations
permian
permie
permies
permillage
permillages
permille

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. ..."

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