electrolyze
verb
elec·tro·lyze i-ˈlek-trə-ˌlīz 
electrolyzed; electrolyzing
transitive verb
: to subject to electrolysis
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The efuel-making process at Haru Oni starts by capturing CO2 from the air and using wind power to electrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen. 
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2022 However, many countries, including the UK, Norway, Japan, and France, are building hydrogen production facilities that use renewable energy sources to electrolyze water to produce hydrogen. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021 Also, electric current running through the seawater would electrolyze it, producing a traceable trail of gas bubbles, particularly chlorine. Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics, 14 Jan. 2021 The bottle is charged for six minutes to electrolyze it, creating a solution that looks like water but is a mix of hypochlorous acid (a powerful disinfectant) and sodium hydroxide (which works as a detergent and cuts through grease). Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2019 Nikola said that the Nel Hydrogen system will electrolyze water to make hydrogen, rather than use natural gas reformation, for example. Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 4 May 2018 Renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro) can be used to electrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen, but that isn’t nearly as efficient as storing electricity in car batteries. John Gartner, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2007 See More
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2022 However, many countries, including the UK, Norway, Japan, and France, are building hydrogen production facilities that use renewable energy sources to electrolyze water to produce hydrogen. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021 Also, electric current running through the seawater would electrolyze it, producing a traceable trail of gas bubbles, particularly chlorine. Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics, 14 Jan. 2021 The bottle is charged for six minutes to electrolyze it, creating a solution that looks like water but is a mix of hypochlorous acid (a powerful disinfectant) and sodium hydroxide (which works as a detergent and cuts through grease). Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2019 Nikola said that the Nel Hydrogen system will electrolyze water to make hydrogen, rather than use natural gas reformation, for example. Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 4 May 2018 Renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro) can be used to electrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen, but that isn’t nearly as efficient as storing electricity in car batteries. John Gartner, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2007 See More Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
electrolyze
transitive verb
elec·tro·lyze
variants or British electrolyse
i-ˈlek-trə-ˌlīz
electrolyzed or British electrolysed; electrolyzing or British electrolysing
: to subject to electrolysis