electrolysis

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Etymology

Introduced by Faraday on the suggestion of the Rev. William Whewell, from electro- + -lysis (“a loosening”). Originally of tumors, later (1909) of hair removal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/

Noun

electrolysis (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt
2. the destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current

Translations

chemical change

• Armenian: էլեկտրոլիզ (hy) (ēlektroliz) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 電解 (cmn), 电解 (cmn) (diànjiě)

• Czech: elektrolýza (cs) f
• Esperanto: elektrolizo (eo)
• Finnish: elektrolyysi (fi)
• French: électrolyse (fr) f
• German: Elektrolyse (de) f
• Greek: ηλεκτρόλυση (el) (ilektrólisi) f 

• Icelandic: rafgreining (is) f
• Ido: elektrolizo (io)
• Italian: elettrolisi (it) f
• Polish: elektroliza (pl) f
• Portuguese: electrólise (pt) f
• Romanian: electroliză
• Russian: электролиз (ru) (èlektrolíz) m 
• Spanish: electrólisis (es) f
• Swedish: elektrolys (sv) c

destruction of hair roots by electric current

• French: électrolyse (fr) f

• Greek: ηλεκτρόλυση (el) (ilektrólisi) f 

Related terms

• electrolytic
• electrolyze

See also

• electroplating