electrolyzer

[ ih-lek-truh-lahy-zer ]

/ ɪˈlɛk trəˌlaɪ zər /

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noun

a system or device that uses electricity to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, thereby producing hydrogen gas as a sustainable source of clean energy.

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Also especially British, e·lec·tro·lys·er .

Origin of electrolyzer

First recorded in 1890–95; electrolyze + -er¹

Words nearby electrolyzer

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

How to use electrolyzer in a sentence

A second tube, D, forms a communication between the electrolyzer and the vessel, C.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883|Various