electrolytic decomposition
1Electrolytic cell — An electrolytic cell decomposes chemical compounds by means of electrical energy, in a process called electrolysis; the Greek word lysis means to break up . The result is that the chemical energy is increased. Important examples of electrolysis… …
2electrolytic — electrolysis ► NOUN 1) chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a conducting liquid. 2) the breaking up and removal of hair roots or small blemishes on the skin by means of an electric current. DERIVATIVES… …
3decomposition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Decay Nouns decomposition, disintegration, decay, corruption (see uncleanness); analysis, dissection, resolution, dissolution, breakup; fragmentation, crumbling, separation; wasting away; catalysis,… …
4Chemical decomposition — Chemical decomposition, analysis or breakdown is the separation of a chemical compound into elements or simpler compounds. It is sometimes defined as the exact opposite of a chemical synthesis. Chemical decomposition is often an undesired… …
5List of Edison patents — Below is a list of Edison patents. Thomas Edison was an inventor who, it is said, accumulated 1500 plus patents worldwide for his inventions. Nearly 1100 of Edison s patents were in the United States, but other patents were approved in countries… …
6voltameter — voltametric /vol teuh me trik, vohl /, adj. /vol tam i teuhr, vohl /, n. a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a… …
7voltameter — /vɒlˈtæmətə/ (say vol tamuhtuh) noun a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such… …
8vol|tam|e|ter — «vol TAM uh tuhr», noun. a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a… …
9SO4 — Sulphion Sul phi*on, n. [Sulpho + ion.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical, {SO4}, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition; so called in accordance with the binary theory… …
10Sulphion — Sul phi*on, n. [Sulpho + ion.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical, {SO4}, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition; so called in accordance with the binary theory of salts …
