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electrolysis

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19
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12
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/ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/ (UK)

Definition of electrolysis

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.
    “But current leakage in a Tube tunnel can cause electrolysis to occur in steel retaining walls, which in turn causes them to rust; it could also damage the foundations of nearby buildings.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.
    “But current leakage in a Tube tunnel can cause electrolysis to occur in steel retaining walls, which in turn causes them to rust; it could also damage the foundations of nearby buildings.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current.

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Etymology

Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday. From electro- + -lysis (“a loosening”). Originally of tumors, later (1909) of hair removal.

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