electrochemistry

American  

[ih-lek-troh-kem-uh-stree] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˈkɛm ə stri /

noun

1. the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical changes produced by electricity and the production of electricity by chemical changes.

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electrochemistry British  

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ /

noun

1. the branch of chemistry concerned with the study of electric cells and electrolysis

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electrochemistry Scientific  

/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-kĕm′ĭ-strē /

1. The scientific study of the electrical aspects of chemical reactions, especially the changes they bring about in the arrangement and energy of electrons. Electrochemistry is vital to the study of electrolysis, power generation by electric cells, and the transmission of electrical signals by neurons.

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Other Word Forms

• electrochemical
  adjective
• electrochemically
  adverb
• electrochemist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of electrochemistry

First recorded in 1820–30; electro- + chemistry

Example Sentences

Electrochemistry is a pre-requisite for hydrogen production, and for batterie technology, and thus for sustainable chemistry.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

Last May, a team of researchers from Antwerp’s X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation research group were invited to Oslo to analyze the materials used in The Scream and used the opportunity to settle the dispute.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2016

Though they eventually published an account of their experiments in the Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry and Interfacial Electrochemistry, a highly technical Swiss periodical, the paper was too sketchy to be truly enlightening.

From Time Magazine Archive

The present article, as explained under Electrochemistry, treats only of those processes in which electricity is applied to the production of chemical reactions or molecular changes at furnace temperatures.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various