"electrolyte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɵˌlaɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-electrolyte.wav [US] Forms: electrolytes [plural]
Etymology: From electro- + -lyte, from electrolysis. Coined by English scientist Michael Faraday in 1834. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|electro-|-lyte}} electro- + -lyte, {{m|en|electrolysis}} electrolysis, {{coin|en|Q8750|in=1834}} Coined by English scientist Michael Faraday in 1834 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} electrolyte (countable and uncountable, plural electrolytes)
  1. (chemistry) A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Ions Translations (substance that ionizes and conducts electricity): էլեկտրոլիտ (ēlektrolit) (Armenian), electròlit [masculine] (Catalan), 電解質 (Chinese Mandarin), 电解质 (diànjiězhì) (Chinese Mandarin), ކަރައިވަރު (karaivaru) (Dhivehi), elektrolito (Esperanto), elektrolüüt (Estonian), elektrolyytti (Finnish), électrolyte [masculine] (French), ელექტროლიტი (elekṭroliṭi) (Georgian), Elektrolyt [masculine] (German), ηλεκτρολύτης (ilektrolýtis) [masculine] (Greek), વિદ્યુતવિભાજ્ય (vidyutvibhājya) (Gujarati), विद्युत अपघट्य (vidyut apghaṭya) (Hindi), elektrolit (Hungarian), rafklofi [masculine] (Icelandic), rafvaki [masculine] (Icelandic), raflausn [feminine] (Icelandic), elektrolito (Ido), elettrolito [masculine] (Italian), elettrolita [masculine] (Italian), 電解液 (denkaieki) (alt: でんかいえき) (Japanese), 電解質 (denkaishitsu) (alt: でんかいしつ) (Japanese), электролит (élektrolit) (Kazakh), អេឡិចត្រូលីត (ʼeeləctrouliit) (Khmer), 전해질 (jeonhaejil) (alt: 電解質) (Korean), lectrolyte [masculine] (Manx), mehanga kawehiko (Maori), waikawehiko (Maori), elektrolyhtta (Northern Sami), elektrolit [masculine] (Polish), eletrólito [masculine] (Portuguese), electrolit [masculine] (Romanian), электроли́т (elektrolít) [masculine] (Russian), electrolito [masculine] (Spanish), electrólito [masculine] (Spanish), elektrolyt [common-gender] (Swedish), dagilusaw (Tagalog), elektrolit (Turkish), chất điện li (Vietnamese), chất điện giải (Vietnamese), chất điện phân (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-electrolyte-en-noun-TybuHF3u Disambiguation of Ions: 28 24 17 30 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'substance that ionizes and conducts electricity': 61 23 5 11
  2. (chemistry) A solution containing such substances, which therefore also conducts electricity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Ions
    Sense id: en-electrolyte-en-noun-DqpeoBC- Disambiguation of Ions: 28 24 17 30 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (chemistry, often) Any of the various ions in such a solution, or (metonymically) their concentration therein. Tags: countable, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Ions
    Sense id: en-electrolyte-en-noun-tukUuGJZ Disambiguation of Ions: 28 24 17 30 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (chemistry, often) Any of the various ions in such a solution, or (metonymically) their concentration therein.
    (physiology, medicine) Any of the various biometal ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes, or (metonymically) such an ion's concentration in a bodily fluid, usually and especially blood, blood serum, or urine.
    Tags: countable, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Medicine, Physiology, Ions Translations (ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes): elektrolyytti (Finnish), Elektrolyt [masculine] (German), blóðsölt [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), elettrolito [masculine] (Italian), elettrolita [masculine] (Italian), lectrolyte [masculine] (Manx), elektrolit [masculine] (Polish), eletrólito [masculine] (Portuguese), electrolito [masculine] (Spanish), electrólito [masculine] (Spanish), dagilusaw (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-electrolyte-en-noun-I6mW-MIp Disambiguation of Ions: 28 24 17 30 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with electro-, English terms suffixed with -lyte Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 20 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with electro-: 23 19 24 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lyte: 16 20 22 42 Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of 'ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes': 11 11 8 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dyselectrolytaemia, electrolytic

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      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "blóðsölt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elettrolito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elettrolita"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lectrolyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elektrolit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eletrólito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "electrolito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "electrólito"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "ion that regulates the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes",
      "word": "dagilusaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "electrolyte"
}

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