electrocatalyticadj.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˌkatəˈlɪtɪk/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˌkædəˈlɪdɪk/, /iˌlɛktrəˌkædəˈlɪdɪk/ 1. Promoting a chemical reaction with the aid of an electric current. rare. Now disused.
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1905 U.S. Patent 799,856 1/1 I have combined with the said atomizer an electrocatalytic igniting arrangement which..withstands the high temperature of the combustion-chamber.
2. Physical Chemistry. Of or relating to electrocatalysis; promoting electrocatalysis.
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1962 Chem. Rev. 62 21/1 Such substances as mercury, halides, hydrogen sulfide, and arsenic sulfide have been demonstrated to be electrocatalytic.
1982 Science 15 Oct. 265/1 The main impetus for research [in electrochemistry] seems to be the search for electrocatalytic surfaces that will facilitate sluggish reactions.
2003 Technol. Options for Near & Long Term (U.S. Climate Change Technol. Program) ii. 106 Electrocatalytic concentration of CO2 from the atmosphere is being studied as well.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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