electroactive.

1. Capable of changing a physical property or behavior in response to an applied electrical stimulus.

2. Capable of participating in an electron-transfer reaction at an electrode under the conditions being studied.

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Words that belong together

• an electroactive polymer
• an electroactive actuator
• electroactive materials

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The electroactive strip bent when the test pulse reached it.

An electroactive coating adjusted the panel's optical properties without a moving shutter.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Non-gradable relational adjective in technical use. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.