electrolytenoun [ C ]
uk/iˈlek.trə.laɪt/us/iˈlek.trə.laɪt/specializeda substance, usually a liquid, that electricity can go through, or that separates into its parts when electricity goes through it
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Chemistry - general words
- acceptor
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- amphoteric
- atomic
- atomicity
- balanced equation
- catalyst
- chemical equation
- distilled water
- double bond
- equation
- inorganic chemistry
- ionic bond
- nonelectrolyte
- organic chemistry
- reactivity
- solute
- stably
- the nitrogen cycle
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electrolytic
adjective uk/i.lek.trəˈlɪt.ɪk/us/i.lek.trəˈlɪt̬.ɪk/
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- Sometimes oil is poured on top of the fluid in the jar to prevent the creeping of the salts and the evaporation of the electrolyte.
- The centre compartment is used to hold the lead or other suitable anode and electrolyte.
- The method of procedure is to take a series of normal responses to uniform stimuli, the electrolyte being water.
- This involves a gradual consumption of one of the elements and a corresponding exhaustion of the active properties of the electrolyte.
- To prevent these electrolytes from freezing we had in each meter a strip of metal.