electrolysis
/ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/
electrolysis noun: the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.
Noun
electrolysis (countable and uncountable, plural electrolyses)
- The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.
- But current leakage in a Tube tunnel can cause electrolysis to occur in steel retaining walls, which in turn causes them to rust; it could also damage the foundations of nearby buildings.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 136
- The destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current.
electrolysis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
electrolysis in Hindi
- chemical change
- विद्युत अपघटन vidyut apaghṭan
electrolysis in Tamil
- chemical change
- மின்னாற்பகுப்பு miṉṉāṟpakuppu
electrolysis in Bengali
- chemical change
- তড়িৎ বিশ্লেষণ toṛit bisleśon
electrolysis in Telugu
- chemical change
- విద్యుద్విశ్లేషణ vidyudviślēṣaṇa
More languagesFewer languages
- electrolysis in Malayalam
- വൈദ്യുതവിശ്ലേഷണം vaidyutaviślēṣaṇaṁ
- electrolysis in Kannada
- ವಿದ್ಯುದ್ವಿಭಜನೆ vidyudvibhajane
- electrolysis in Punjabi
- ਬਿਜਲੀ-ਨਿਖੇੜ bijlī-nikheṛ
- electrolysis in Gujarati
- વિદ્યુતવિભાજન vidyutvibhājan
- electrolysis in Malay
- elektrolisis
Forms of electrolysis
| plural | electrolyses |
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Origin of electrolysis
Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday. From electro- + -lysis (“a loosening”). Originally of tumors, later (1909) of hair removal.
Words formed from electrolysis
Words that rhyme with electrolysis
Questions about electrolysis
- What does electrolysis mean?
- Electrolysis means the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.
- What is electrolysis in Hindi?
- Electrolysis in Hindi is विद्युत अपघटन (vidyut apaghṭan). See Electrolysis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is electrolysis?
- Electrolysis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce electrolysis?
- Electrolysis is pronounced /ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of electrolysis?
- The plural of electrolysis is electrolyses.
Words near electrolysis in the dictionary
Source and license
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