the mass of an element liberated from its ions or converted into them by one coulomb of electric charge
electrochemical equivalent in American English
(iˌlektrəˈkemɪkəl)
noun
Physical Chemistry
the mass, in grams, of a substance deposited on the electrode of a voltameter by 1 coulomb of electricity
Word origin
[1880–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, highball, irredentist, regionalism