electrolysis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/ (UK)
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.
Meanings
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(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.
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 136:
- (countable, uncountable) The destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| electrolyses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cycloelectrolysis · photoelectrolysis · electrolysist
Relateds
electrolytic · electroplating · electrolyze
Translations (43)
fr électrolyse (chemical change) · pa ਬਿਜਲੀ-ਨਿਖੇੜ (chemical change) · hy էլեկտրոլիզ (chemical change) · es electrólisis (chemical change) · ms elektrolisis (chemical change) · kn ವಿದ್ಯುದ್ವಿಭಜನೆ (chemical change) · nn elektrolyse (chemical change) · ru э̀лектроли́з (chemical change) · eo elektrolizo (chemical change) · el ηλεκτρόλυση (destruction of hair roots by electric current) · cs elektrolýza (chemical change) · sv elektrolys (chemical change) · gv scarrey lectragh (chemical change) · eu elektrolisi (chemical change) · pt eletrólise (chemical change) · ko 전해 (chemical change) · gv scarrey lectragh (destruction of hair roots by electric current) · cmn 電解 /电解 (chemical change) · pl elektroliza (chemical change) · fi elektrolyysi (chemical change) · kk электролиз (chemical change) · ro electroliză (chemical change) · da elektrolyse (chemical change) · nb elektrolyse (chemical change) · sn rugetsenuro (chemical change) · mi tauhohe(nga) pāhiko (chemical change) · ml വൈദ്യുതവിശ്ലേഷണം (chemical change) · ko 전기분해 (chemical change) · it elettrolisi (chemical change) · gu વિદ્યુતવિભાજન (chemical change) · ca electròlisi (chemical change) · hi विद्युत अपघटन (chemical change) · te విద్యుద్విశ్లేషణ (chemical change) · io elektrolizo (chemical change) · ja 電気分解 (chemical change) · el ηλεκτρόλυση (chemical change) · de Elektrolyse (chemical change) · is rafgreining (chemical change) · ta மின்னாற்பகுப்பு (chemical change) · bn তড়িৎ বিশ্লেষণ (chemical change) · pt electrólise (chemical change) · kk электрыдырау (chemical change) · fr électrolyse (destruction of hair roots by electric current)