galvanic
adjective /ɡælˈvænɪk/
/ɡælˈvænɪk/
- (specialist) producing an electric current by the action of a chemical on metal
- (formal) making people react in a sudden and dramatic way
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French galvanique, named after Luigi Galvani (1737-98), the Italian anatomist.