electrolyte

English

Noun

electrolyte (plural electrolytes)

1. (chemistry) a substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity
2. (physiology) any of the various ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes

Translations

Translations

Esperanto: elektrolito (eo) Estonian: elektrolüüt (et) Finnish: elektrolyytti (fi) French: électrolyte (fr) m. German: Elektrolyt m. Greek: ηλεκτρολύτης (el) (ilektrolítis) m.

Hungarian: elektrolit (hu) Icelandic: rafklofi (is) m., rafvaki (is) m., raflausn (is) f. Ido: elektrolito (io) Italian: elettrolito m. or elettrolita m. (1,2) Japanese: 電解液 (ja) (でんかいえき, denkaieki), 電解質 (ja) (でんかいしつ, denkaishitsu) Turkish: elektrolit (tr)

Related terms

• electrolytic