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Electrolysis

Electrolysis Meaning & Definition
Electrolysis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Electrolysis?

[n] removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root
[n] lysis of a bond produced by the passage of an electric current

Synonyms | Synonyms for Electrolysis:

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See Also | depilation | epilation | lysis

Electrolysis In Webster's Dictionary

\E`lec*trol"y*sis\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? a loosing, dissolving, fr. ? to loose, dissolve.] (Physics & Chem.) The act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for plating; the electrolysis of water.

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