electrolyticallyadv.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəˈlɪtᵻkli/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)li/, /iˌlɛktrəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)li/ By means of electrolysis; in terms of electrolysis.
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1834 M. Faraday Diary 22 Feb. (1932) II. 257 No combination of Elements or of compounds in the free state can produce an electric current unless they be conductors like the metals and not Electrolytically.
1876 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. 510 This difficulty has been overcome by electrolytically coating the metal with copper.
1910 Times 2 Nov. 15/4 Most of the hydrogen used for inflating the gas-bags of dirigible airships is produced either electrolytically or by the action of steam on red hot iron turnings.
1963 Science 30 Aug. 826/2 The cortical lesions were made by suction, the caudate ones electrolytically.
2002 P. Baines & A. Haslam Type & Typogr. iv. 76/2 A copper pattern (or ‘former’) was grown electrolytically on the wax, and from this the punches were reproduced..using the punchcutting machine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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