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dielectrolysis

dielectrolysis

9.9
Movement of charged particles in a liquid, positives moving to the negative pole and negatives moving to the positive pole
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : dieléctrolisis
  • During dielectrolysis, charged particles move under an electric field.

Examples

  • A lab demonstration showed dielectrolysis causing different particles to separate when voltage was applied.

  • Research on dielectrolysis has applications in the purification of certain colloidal solutions.

  • The scientist studied dielectrolysis to understand how colloidal particles move under electrical forces.

  • The process of dielectrolysis is crucial in many industrial applications.

  • A lab demonstration showed dielectrolysis causing different particles to separate when voltage was applied.

  • Research on dielectrolysis has applications in the purification of certain colloidal solutions.

  • The scientist studied dielectrolysis to understand how colloidal particles move under electrical forces.

Synonyms

electrophoresis
vsdielectrolysis
  • Specialized
2 8.4

Movement of charged particles through a gel using electricity to separate molecules such as DNA and proteins

is the movement inside a colloid rather than through gel or fluid
cataphoresis
vsdielectrolysis
  • Specialized
9.9

Tiny charged particles move through a liquid because of an electric field

is the same phenomenon but called by a different term
ionophoresis
vsdielectrolysis
  • Specialized
9.9

Movement of charged particles in a liquid toward opposite ends under an electric field

is broader, covering charged particles rather than only ions

Surface Forms

dielectrolysis singular
dielectrolyses plural

Morphology

dielectrolysis = dielectric (opaque) = dielectro + lysis

Although the combining form relates to 'dielectric', the resulting technical term is a specialized scientific coinage whose specific meaning is not directly inferable by general learners from the components.

Etymology

Dielectrolysis comes from electro ('electricity') and -lysis ('separating' or 'breaking down') and the same -lysis is in analysis. So it means 'electricity causing separation', which helps explain the movement and separation of charged particles under an electric field.