Electrolytic
[ɪ,lektrəʊ'lɪtɪk]
Definition
(noun.) a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte.
(adj.) of or relating to or containing an electrolyte .
(adj.) of or concerned with or produced by electrolysis .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Electrolytical
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Examples
- The principle employed in the Edison electrolytic meter is that which exemplifies the power of electricity to decompose a chemical substance. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Hence the Edison electrolytic meter is no longer used, despite its excellent qualities. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Metals separated from the ore by electricity are called electrolytic metals and are the purest obtainable. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Electrolytic processes of refining copper are also largely used, as described in Farmer’s patent, No. 322,170, July 14, 1885. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The decomposition of water by electrolytic action was recognized and made the basis of communicating at a distance even before the days of the electromagnet. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It also had a measuring system for the current, employing the Edison electrolytic meter. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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