"electrolysis" meaning in English

See electrolysis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-electrolysis.wav Forms: electrolyses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlɪsɪs 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. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|William Whewell|in=1834|nat=English|occ=polymath}} Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834, {{confix|en|electro|lysis|gloss2=a loosening}} electro- + -lysis (“a loosening”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|electrolyses}} electrolysis (countable and uncountable, plural electrolyses)
  1. (chemistry) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemical reactions, Electrochemistry, Hair Translations (chemical change): էլեկտրոլիզ (ēlektroliz) (Armenian), elektrolisi (Basque), তড়িৎ বিশ্লেষণ (toṛit bisleśon) (Bengali), electròlisi [feminine] (Catalan), 電解 (Chinese Mandarin), 电解 (diànjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), elektrolýza [feminine] (Czech), elektrolyse [common-gender] (Danish), elektrolizo (Esperanto), elektrolyysi (Finnish), électrolyse [feminine] (French), Elektrolyse [feminine] (German), ηλεκτρόλυση (ilektrólysi) [feminine] (Greek), વિદ્યુતવિભાજન (vidyutvibhājan) (Gujarati), विद्युत अपघटन (vidyut apaghṭan) (Hindi), rafgreining [feminine] (Icelandic), elektrolizo (Ido), elettrolisi [feminine] (Italian), 電気分解 (tenkibunkai) (alt: でんきぶんかい) (Japanese), ವಿದ್ಯುದ್ವಿಭಜನೆ (vidyudvibhajane) (Kannada), электролиз (élektroliz) (Kazakh), электрыдырау (élektrydyrau) (Kazakh), elektrolisis (Malay), വൈദ്യുതവിശ്ലേഷണം (vaidyutaviślēṣaṇaṁ) (Malayalam), scarrey lectragh [masculine] (Manx), tauhohe pāhiko (Maori), elektrolyse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), elektrolyse [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), elektroliza [feminine] (Polish), electrólise [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), eletrólise [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), ਬਿਜਲੀ-ਨਿਖੇੜ (bijlī-nikheṛ) (Punjabi), electroliză [feminine] (Romanian), э̀лектроли́з (èlektrolíz) [masculine] (Russian), rugetsenuro (Shona), electrólisis [feminine] (Spanish), elektrolys [common-gender] (Swedish), மின்னாற்பகுப்பு (miṉṉāṟpakuppu) (Tamil), విద్యుద్విశ్లేషణ (vidyudviślēṣaṇa) (Telugu)
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  2. The destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (destruction of hair roots by electric current): électrolyse [feminine] (French), ηλεκτρόλυση (ilektrólysi) [feminine] (Greek), scarrey lectragh [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-electrolysis-en-noun-7euAvrDf Disambiguation of 'destruction of hair roots by electric current': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: electrolytic, electrolyze, electroplating

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