verb transitiveWord forms: eˈlectroˌlyzed or eˈlectroˌlyzing
to subject to, or decompose by, electrolysis
electrolyze in American English
(iˈlektrəˌlaiz)
transitive verbWord forms: -lyzed, -lyzing
Physical Chemistry
to decompose by electrolysis
Alsoesp Britelectrolyse
Derived forms
electrolyzation
noun
electrolyzer
noun
Word origin
[1825–35; electro- + -lyze]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cliché, individualism, panda, self-help, structuralelectro- is a combining form representing electric or electricity in compound words. Other words that use the affix electro- include: electrocardiograph, electrolyte, electrooculogram, electroscope, electrotype