electrolyticaladj.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəˈlɪtᵻkl/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)l/, /iˌlɛktrəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)l/ = electrolytic adj.
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1834 M. Faraday in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 124 114 I have not hesitated to apply the more strict results of chemical analysis to correct the number obtained as electrolytical results.
1874 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 6) 279 Completion of the circuit and the electrolytical action are synchronous.
1902 Science 6 June 892/2 This essential distinction consists in the products of the electrolytical dissociation being charged, the one set with positive, the other set with negative, electricity.
1940 Times 18 July 2/7 All the electrolytical plant is being used for manufacturing pure aluminium from bauxite.
1972 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 91 248 The last chapter addresses itself to a comparison of mechanical and electrolytical polishing methods.
2007 Materials Sci. & Engin. A. 445–6 284/2 By means of successive electrolytical etchings, the treated surface was removed layer by layer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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