See Also: permselective(dictionary)

chafery (iou) and permselective (iou)


chafery (iou)



chafery noun. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
[Old & mod. French chaufferie, formed as CHAFE verb: see -ERY.]
Metallurgy. A small hearth or furnace for reheating and reworking wrought iron.

permselective (iou)



permselective adjective. M20.
[from PERM(EABLE + SELECTIVE.]
Chemistry. Of a membrane: selectively permeable to certain molecules or ions, esp. to either cations or anions.
,permselec'tivity noun the property or degree of being permselective M20.