Definition of electrolysis in English:
electrolysis
noun ˌɪlɛkˈtrɒlɪsɪsˌɛlɛkˈtrɒlɪsɪsəˌlɛkˈtrɑləsəs
mass noun1Chemistry
Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps the best known example of electrolysis is the electrolytic decomposition of water to produce hydrogen and oxygen.
- During electrolysis an anion is attracted to the anode (positive electrode).
- The free element sodium was first produced in 1807 by the English chemist Humphry Davy by electrolysis of molten sodium hydroxide.
- This is related to their behavior during electrolysis where the ions move to the two opposite electrodes.
- The technique that he developed, electrolysis of potassium fluoride in anhydrous liquid hydrogen fluoride, is still used today, with some modifications.
2The removal of hair roots or small blemishes on the skin by the application of heat using an electric current.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's relatively cheap compared to electrolysis and laser hair removal.
- We also refer patients for mechanical control measures of hair growth including electrolysis and laser therapy.
- It is appropriate to institute permanent methods of hair removal by way of electrolysis or laser ablation after suppression of hyperandrogenism has been achieved.
- However, electrolysis is considered to be a permanent method of hair removal.
- They don't get rid of hair forever; you'd need to get electrolysis or laser hair removal for that.
Derivatives
adjective ɪˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪkəˌlɛktrəˈlɪdɪk
The company was producing 19,000 tonnes each year of electrolytic manganese dioxide exported mainly to the US and Europe.
Example sentencesExamples
- Five horses lost co-ordination, but returned to health when moved and treated with an electrolytic solution.
- Silicon, after iron, is the highest impurity level in electrolytic commercial aluminum.
- But you've already admitted that on-site electrolytic hydrogen production solves that problem without the need for a huge hydrogen infrastructure.
- In the review of elemental iron studies, the data on electrolytic iron is the most consistent and estimated the relative absorption at about 50% of ferrous sulfate.
adjective ɪˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk(ə)l
Such industrial applications all relate to the synthesis of chemicals by some form of electrolytical method.
Example sentencesExamples
- The separation of trace metals from solutions of electrolytes by electrodeposition in a 30 l electrolytical flow-through cell was studied.
- The invention describes a process for the electrolytical coating of an object of steel on one or both sides.
adverb ɪˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk(ə)li
The lead produced by this process is usually not very pure and can be further refined electrolytically.
Example sentencesExamples
- Plastic is used extensively throughout the body as is aluminum - electrolytically colored in order to cut weight.
- The powder is usually fabricated by the mechanical commutation of vacuum-cast ingots of magnesium-reduced beryllium pebbles or electrolytically produced beryllium flakes.
- Chlorine and sodium hydroxide are electrolytically produced from brine.
- In a dry chemical reprocessing method, uranium type elements are electrolytically refined continuously.
Definition of electrolysis in US English:
electrolysis
nounəˌlɛkˈtrɑləsəsəˌlekˈträləsəs
1Chemistry
Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
Example sentencesExamples
- The technique that he developed, electrolysis of potassium fluoride in anhydrous liquid hydrogen fluoride, is still used today, with some modifications.
- The free element sodium was first produced in 1807 by the English chemist Humphry Davy by electrolysis of molten sodium hydroxide.
- During electrolysis an anion is attracted to the anode (positive electrode).
- This is related to their behavior during electrolysis where the ions move to the two opposite electrodes.
- Perhaps the best known example of electrolysis is the electrolytic decomposition of water to produce hydrogen and oxygen.
2The removal of hair roots or small blemishes on the skin by the application of heat using an electric current.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, electrolysis is considered to be a permanent method of hair removal.
- It's relatively cheap compared to electrolysis and laser hair removal.
- It is appropriate to institute permanent methods of hair removal by way of electrolysis or laser ablation after suppression of hyperandrogenism has been achieved.
- They don't get rid of hair forever; you'd need to get electrolysis or laser hair removal for that.
- We also refer patients for mechanical control measures of hair growth including electrolysis and laser therapy.