Hypertext Webster Gateway: "electrolysis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Electrolysis \E`lec*trol"y*sis\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? a loosing,
dissolving, fr. ? to loose, dissolve.] (Physics & Chem.)
The act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action
of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for
plating; the electrolysis of water.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
electrolysis
n 1: lysis of a bond produced by the passage of an electric
current
2: removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric
current through the hair root
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