electrolysis.

A chemical change driven by an electric current passing through a suitable medium.

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Words that belong together

• water electrolysis
• electrolytic cell

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Electrolysis supplied oxygen from the stored water.

The engineer checked the electrodes used for electrolysis.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Uncountable process noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.