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electrolysis.

The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/UK
  1. The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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