electrodeposit

[ ih-lek-troh-di-poz-it ]

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ dɪˈpɒz ɪt /

Physical Chemistry

noun

a deposit, usually of metal, produced by electrolysis.

verb (used with object)

to deposit by electrolysis.

Nearby words

electrocute, electrocyte, electrode, electrode efficiency, electrode potential, electrodeposit, electrodermal, electrodermal audiometry, electrodermatome, electrodesiccation, electrodiagnosis

Origin of electrodeposit

First recorded in 1860–65; electro- + deposit

Related forms

e·lec·tro·dep·o·si·tion

[ih-lek-troh-dep-uh-zish-uh n, -dee-puh-] /ɪˌlɛk troʊˌdɛp əˈzɪʃ ən, -ˌdi pə-/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for electrodeposit

electrodeposit

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊdɪˈpɒzɪt) /

verb

(tr) to deposit (a metal) by electrolysis

noun

the deposit so formed

Derived Forms

electrodeposition (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən), noun

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