electrolyze

[ ih-lek-truh-lahyz ]

/ ɪˈlɛk trəˌlaɪz /

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM electrolyze

e·lec·tro·ly·za·tion, noune·lec·tro·lyz·er, noun

Words nearby electrolyze

electrolytic cell, electrolytic dissociation, electrolytic gas, electrolytic interrupter, electrolytic machining, electrolyze, electromagnet, electromagnetic, electromagnetic field, electromagnetic force, electromagnetic induction

How to use electrolyze in a sentence

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

electrolyze

Origin of electrolyze

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