polarography

po·lar·og·ra·phy   (pō'lə-rŏg'rə-fē)    n.  An electrochemical method of quantitative or qualitative analysis based on the relationship between an increasing current passing through the solution being analyzed and the increasing voltage used to produce the current. [polar(ization) + -graphy.] po·lar'o·graph'ic (-lār'ə-grāf'ĭk) adj., po·lar'o·graph'i·cal·ly adv.

Main Entry: po·lar·og·ra·phy
Pronunciation: "pO-l&-'räg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: a method of qualitative or quantitative analysis based on current-voltage curves obtained during electrolysis of a solution with a steadily increasing electromotive force —po·laro·graph·ic /pO-"lar-&-'graf-ik/ adjective —po·laro·graph·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

polarography

in analytic chemistry, an electrochemical method of analyzing solutions of reducible or oxidizable substances. It was invented by a Czech chemist, Jaroslav Heyrovsky, in 1922.

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