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electroextraction

American

[ih-lek-troh-ik-strak-shuhn] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɪkˈstræk ʃən /

noun

Physical Chemistry.

the recovery of metal from metallic salts by means of electrolysis.

Etymology

Origin of electroextraction

electro- + extraction

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