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electrochemistry

electrochemistry

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The study of how electricity and chemical reactions affect each other
  • noun
  • /ɪˌlɛk.trəʊˈkɛm.ɪ.stri/
  • Specialized
: electroquímica
  • Fundamental concepts of electrochemistry include oxidation and reduction reactions.
  • field of electrochemistry

You know, So is there no electrochemistry going on when you reanimate shell cells, even if it's just the chemistry that you introduce?

Examples

  • SIDE VIEW of the main "cold fusion" vessel that exploded accidentally in a Menlo Park, California, electrochemistry laboratory on 2 January 1992.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Chapter 3: Electrochemistry

    Blog text (8)

  • The electrochemistry of his brain has responded better than I'd expected.

    The Lawnmower Man (1992)

  • And so electrochemistry is the key enabler for that as well.

  • These videos cover a broad area of subjects, including electrochemistry and chemical bonding.

    Academic text (2001)

  • You know, So is there no electrochemistry going on when you reanimate shell cells, even if it's just the chemistry that you introduce?

    StarTalk

  • Figure 2. Debris from a fatal "cold fusion" cell explosion that occurred in a Menlo Park, California, electrochemistry laboratory on 2 January 1992.

    Academic text (1998)

  • So you stick it in some potassium hydroxide, do a little electrochemistry, etch it down to as fine a tip as you can make it all right.

  • The study of electrochemistry helps us understand how batteries work.

  • In her latest paper, she explored the applications of electrochemistry in renewable energy sources.

Surface Forms

electrochemistry singular
electrochemistries plural

Morphology

electrochemistry = chemistry (semi-transparent) = electro + chemistry

The word is built transparently from 'electro-' plus 'chemistry', but the combining form 'electro-' is technical enough that many learners may only partly infer the meaning.

Etymology

Electrochemistry combines electro- meaning 'electric' and chemistry meaning 'the study of substances'. So electrochemistry is the study of how electricity and chemical reactions work together, for example in batteries that make and store power.