Electrolysis

(noun.) removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root.

(noun.) (chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions.

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• The production of caustic soda, sodium carbonate, and chlorine by the electrolysis of brine, is carried on upon a large scale, and will probably supersede all other methods. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• All metallic sodium and potassium are now obtained by electrolysis of fused hydroxides or chlorides (Pats. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• There may be a succession of decompositions and recompositions before the electrolysis is complete. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• His earliest experiments were in the line of electrolysis. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• As before stated, Faraday was also the first to proclaim the laws of electrolysis, or electro-chemical decomposition. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Thus the art of electrolysis--the decomposition of substances by the galvanic current, was established. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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