electrolysis current

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• Electrolysis of water — is the decomposition of water (H2O) into oxygen (O2) and hydrogen gas (H2) due to an electric current being passed through the water. Simple setup for demonstration of electrolysis of water at home. Contents …   Wikipedia

• electrolysis — ► NOUN 1) chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a conducting liquid. 2) the breaking up and removal of hair roots or small blemishes on the skin by means of an electric current. DERIVATIVES electrolytic adjective …   English terms dictionary

• electrolysis — [ē΄lek träl′i sis; ē lek΄träl′i sis, ilek΄träl′i sis] n. [ ELECTRO + LYSIS] 1. the decomposition of an electrolyte by the action of an electric current passing through it 2. the removal of unwanted hair from the body by destroying the hair roots… …   English World dictionary

• Electrolysis — In chemistry and manufacturing, electrolysis is a method of separating chemically bonded elements and compounds by passing an electric current through them.History*1800 William Nicholson and Johann Ritter decomposed water into hydrogen and oxygen …   Wikipedia

• electrolysis — /i lek trol euh sis, ee lek /, n. 1. Physical Chem. the passage of an electric current through an electrolyte with subsequent migration of positively and negatively charged ions to the negative and positive electrodes. 2. the destruction of hair… …   Universalium

• Electrolysis — Permanent removal of body hair, including the hair root, with an electronic device. While it is billed as a permanent process, many people find that hair does grow back (albeit slowly) after electrolysis. Electrolysis may be done by a… …   Medical dictionary

• Electrolysis —   A chemical change in a substance that results from the passage of an electric current through an electrolyte. The production of commercial hydrogen by separating the elements of water, hydrogen, and oxygen, by charging the water with an… …   Energy terms

• electrolysis —   n. decomposition of substance by elec. current.    ♦ electrolyse, v.t.    ♦ electrolyte, n. substance, especially dissolved in liquid, which is separated by current in electrolysis.    ♦ electrolytic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• electrolysis — [[t]ɪlektrɒ̱lɪsɪs, i͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT Electrolysis is the process of passing an electric current through a substance in order to produce chemical changes in the substance. [TECHNICAL] …   English dictionary

• electrolysis — noun Date: 1834 1. a. the producing of chemical changes by passage of an electric current through an electrolyte b. subjection to this action 2. the destruction of hair roots with an electric current …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• electrolysis — noun /ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/ a) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt b) the destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current …   Wiktionary