electrolytic
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7.4
- adjective
- /ɪˌlɛk.trəˈlɪt.ɪk/
- Specialized
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electrolítico
- The electrolytic process separates hydrogen and oxygen from water, allowing for efficient energy production.
- electrolytic plating
Examples
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The concentration of metal ions in water leaving the electrolytic cell depends on the current and water flow past the electrodes.
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Urine is put into an electrolytic cell, which cracks the urea into nitrogen, water, and hydrogen.
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And, yes, I will use the electrical output for the electrolytic production of hydrogen.
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And so it was the theory of electrolytic dissociation that won the Nobel Prize.
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The foot spa does it by pulling the acidifying minerals from your feet using the electrolytic process.
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The energy cost of electrolytic extraction from the ore is much higher than the energy cost of recycling used soda cans.
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The recirculating electrolytic fluid carries away the dissolved material as a metal hydroxide.
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Consequently, most modern copper/silver systems use electrolytic ion generators to control the concentrations of the dissolved metals.
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Duffey and several colleagues pointed out in a paper that nuclear reactors can serve as a source of electrolytic power to produce hydrogen for use as fuel without the emission of carbon dioxide and other suspected greenhouse gases.
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Electrochemical grinding, or ECG, is a variation of ECM that combines electrolytic activity with physical removal of material by means of charged grinding wheels.
Academic text (2001)
Compounds
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7.3
A device with a liquid that uses electricity to force a chemical reaction
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An electrical part used in electronic circuits that stores electricity using a liquid between metal plates
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A fixed device that stores electrical energy using a liquid between two metal plates with positive and negative sides
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A chemistry idea that acids, bases, and salts split into charged particles in water
Surface Forms
Morphology
electrolytic = electrolysis (opaque) = electro + lyt + ic
Although the word contains the recognizable combining form electro-, the core stem is technical and not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word electrolytic combines electro- 'electric' and -lytic 'to break apart', and it helps to think of electrolysis where electricity makes a liquid break apart or move charged particles, which is why electrolytic describes things made or caused by electricity in a liquid.