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electrolyze

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅lyze

[i-lek-truh-lahyz]
–verb (used with object), -lyzed, -lyz⋅ing. Physical Chemistry.
to decompose by electrolysis.
Also, especially British, e⋅lec⋅tro⋅lyse.


Origin:
1825–35; electro- + -lyze


e⋅lec⋅tro⋅ly⋅za⋅tion, noun
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅lyz⋅er, noun
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e·lec·tro·lyze   (ĭ-lěk'trə-līz')   
tr.v.   e·lec·tro·lyzed, e·lec·tro·lyz·ing, e·lec·tro·lyz·es
To cause to decompose by electrolysis.
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Main Entry: elec·tro·lyze
Variant: or British elec·tro·lyse /i-'lek-tr&-"lIz/
Function: transitive verb
InflectedForms: -lyzed or British -lysed; -lyz·ing or British -lys·ing
: to subject to electrolysis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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