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electrolytic

US/ɨˌlɛk.tɹɵˈlɪ.tɪk/

electrolytic adjective: relating to electrolysis.

Adjective

electrolytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to electrolysis
    • However, approaching energisation, electrolytic corrosion was discovered between the copper contact wire and aluminium beams in the tunnel. The corrosion was caused by the dissimilar metals. An aluminium contact wire system which prevents electrolytic corrosion was subsequently developed, tested...2020 July 1, “First electric trains operate through Severn Tunnel”, in Rail, page 20
  2. Relating to electrolytes

Noun

electrolytic (plural electrolytics)

  1. A battery, capacitor or other similar device

electrolytic meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

electrolytic in Tamil

மின் பகு

electrolytic in Tagalog

Translations
dagilusawin

Forms of electrolytic

pluralelectrolytics

Origin of electrolytic

From electrolyte + -ic.

Words formed from electrolytic

Phrases with electrolytic

Questions about electrolytic

What does electrolytic mean?
Electrolytic means relating to electrolysis.
What is electrolytic in Tamil?
Electrolytic in Tamil is மின் பகு. See Electrolytic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is electrolytic?
Electrolytic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce electrolytic?
Electrolytic is pronounced /ɨˌlɛk.tɹɵˈlɪ.tɪk/ (US).

Words near electrolytic in the dictionary

  1. electrolysist
  2. electrolysists
  3. electrolyte
  4. electrolytemia
  5. electrolytes
  6. electrolytic
  7. electrolytic capacitor
  8. electrolytic capacitors
  9. electrolytical
  10. electrolytically
  11. electrolytics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: electrolytic (page history and authors); electrolytic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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