electrochemistry

[ih-lek-troh-kem-uh-stree]

e·lec·tro·chem·is·try

[ih-lek-troh-kem-uh-stree]
noun
the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical changes produced by electricity and the production of electricity by chemical changes.

Origin:
1820–30; electro- + chemistry

e·lec·tro·chem·i·cal [ih-lek-troh-kem-i-kuhl] , adjective
e·lec·tro·chem·i·cal·ly, adverb
e·lec·tro·chem·ist, noun
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Electrochemistry has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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World English Dictionary
electrochemistry (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ)
 
n
the branch of chemistry concerned with the study of electric cells and electrolysis
 
electro'chemist
 
n

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electrochemistry   (ĭ-lěk'trō-kěm'ĭ-strē)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of the electrical aspects of chemical reactions, especially the changes they bring about in the arrangement and energy of electrons. Electrochemistry is vital to the study of electrolysis, power generation by electric cells, and the transmission of electrical signals by neurons.
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