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eˌlectroˈlytic, a. and n.
[f. electrolyte: see -ic.]
Pertaining to, or capable of, electrolysis. Also as n. = electrolytic copper (shares).
1842W. Grove Corr. Phys. Forces (1874) 153 Electrolytic power of water. 1861Miller in Circ. Sc. I. 167/2 Decomposition..by electrolytic action. 1872Cohen Dis. Throat 208 The improvement began with the institution of the electrolytic treatment. 1892Daily News 7 Dec. 5/6 The united production of all the electrolytic copper works in the world is estimated..at between thirty and forty thousand tons of copper every year. 1897Ibid. 4 Jan. 2/6 The electrolytic refinery at Anaconda has now the capacity of treating the other half of the Company's product. 1909Webster, Electrolytic dissociation theory, the theory that the molecules of electrolytes in solution dissociate into ions. 1912Times 19 Dec. 20/3 The level of prices in this market [is] considered favourable to buyers in comparison with those at present ruling in New York for electrolytic. 1923U. R. Evans Metals & Metallic Cpds. I. 55 Electrolytic Dissociation or Ionization: a splitting into electrically charged ions, of which the ‘positive ion’ consists of the most characteristic metal present, bereft of some or all of its valency electrons. 1929Bell System Techn. Jrnl. VIII. 41 The aluminum electrolytic condenser..utilises the dielectric property of the film to provide electrostatic capacity. 1930Engineering 11 Apr. 475/2 Precautions are necessary to ensure that only electrolytic copper is used. 1930Economist 20 Sept. 538/2 Some of the smaller independent producers in America are now offering electrolytic at only 10½ c. per lb. 1931S. R. Roget Dict. Electr. Terms (ed. 2) 105/2 Electrolytic rectifier or valve, an apparatus in which alternate half waves of an alternating current are suppressed..so that a unidirectional current is produced. 1937Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. CXXXVI. 42 A, Electrolytic polishing—really a type of etching—allows the properties of the crystal faces to be studied. 1940Chambers's Techn. Dict. 287/2 Electrolytic capacitor, a capacitor in which the dielectric between the plates is an electrolyte, instead of the more usual solid insulating material. Ibid., Electrolytic cell, a vessel in which electrolysis is carried out. Ibid., Electrolytic refining, the method of producing pure metals, by making the impure metal the anode in an electrolytic cell and depositing a pure cathode. 1958Chambers's Techn. Dict. Suppl. 976/1 Electrolytic polishing, forming an apparently polished surface on metal by making it an anode in an electrolytic bath. 1958Newnes Compl. Amat. Photogr. 113 A 22.5 V. hearing aid battery is used to charge an electrolytic capacitor through the flashbulb.
Hence eˌlectroˈlytical a. = prec. eˌlectroˈlytically adv., by means of electrolysis.
1834Faraday Res. Electr. (1839) §664 The term electrolytical will be understood at once. Muriatic acid is electrolytical, boracic acid is not. 1843W. Grove Contrib. Sc. in Corr. Phys. Forces (1874) 279 Completion of the circuit and the electrolytical action are synchronous. 187.Chamb. Encycl. s.v. Galvanism, Gold..can be deposited electrolytically. |