electrolyze

[ih-lek-truh-lahyz]

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verb (used with object), e·lec·tro·lyzed, e·lec·tro·lyz·ing. Physical Chemistry.

to decompose by electrolysis.

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Also especially British, e·lec·tro·lyse.

Origin of electrolyze

First recorded in 1825–35; electro- + -lyze

Related formse·lec·tro·ly·za·tion, noune·lec·tro·lyz·er, noun

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dissect resolve determine parse anatomize divide separate disintegrate part decompose dissolve hydrolyze x-ray decompound electrolyze

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These experiments give abundant proofs that a single pair of plates can electrolyze bodies and separate their elements.
Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1
Michael Faraday