plate out

Verb

plate out (third-person singular simple present plates out, present participle plating out, simple past and past participle plated out)

1. (intransitive) To be neutralized and deposited onto a solid surface.
   • In this galvanic cell, Ag⁺ ions are reduced into metallic silver and plate out onto an electrode.
   • You will observe copper metal plating out on the surface of the steel wool within minutes of its introduction into the solution.2007, Cathy Cobb, Monty L. Fetterolf, Jack G. Goldsmith, Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth, Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 212
2. (transitive) To cause to plate out.
   • Electrolysis or electrochemical deposition may be used either to plate out the active material of interest or to plate out other substances leaving the active material in solution.2009, Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry - Volume I, Eolss Publishers, →ISBN, page 203