electrolytic cellnoun [ C ]
uk/i.lek.trəˌlɪt.ɪk ˈsel/us/i.lek.trəˌlɪt̬.ɪk ˈsel/specializeda device containing an electrolyte and two electrodes, either used for producing electricity through a chemical reaction or for producing a chemical change in a liquid by electrolysis
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- It was as if in each electrolytic cell atoms of matter and atoms of electricity travelled together.
- Or we may, by the help of some artifice, decompose a solution in any electrolytic cell by connecting only one pole of the cell to the line or source of energy.