electrolytic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɨˌlɛk.tɹɵˈlɪ.tɪk/ UK /ɨˌlɛk.tɹɵˈlɪ.tɪk/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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adj
of or concerned with or produced by electrolysis

The reason for this unbelievable manifestation of energy was certainly somewhere in the solution, the electrolytic cell, or the steam-bath.

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Derived forms electrolyticalelectrolyticallyhydroelectrolyticnonelectrolyticphotoelectrolyticpolyelectrolytic

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electrolytic cell
a device in which an applied electric voltage drives a chemical reaction

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From electrolyte + -ic.

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