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vol⋅ta⋅ism

  [vohl-tuh-iz-uhm, vol-]
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–noun
the branch of electrical science that deals with the production of electricity or electric currents by chemical action.
Origin:
1805–15; after A. Volta; see -ism
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gal·va·nism   (gāl'və-nĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Direct-current electricity, especially when produced chemically. Also called voltaism.

  2. Therapeutic application of direct-current electricity, especially the electric stimulation of nerves and muscle.


[After Luigi Galvani.]
vol·ta·ism   (vŏl'tə-ĭz'əm, vōl'-, vôl'-)   
n.  See galvanism.

[volta(ic) + -ism.]
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