Electrolyze

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Electrolyze \E*lec"tro*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Electrolyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electrolyzing}.] [Cf. F.
     ['e]lectrolyser. See {Electrolysis}.]
     1. To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
        --Faraday.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. [See {Electrolysis}.] To subject to electrolysis. --
        {E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion}, n.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "electrolyze":
     acetify, acidify, acidulate, alkalify, alkalize, borate, carbonate,
     catalyze, chemical, chlorinate, dialyze, dissociate,
     electrogalvanize, electrogild, electroplate, ferment, galvanize,
     homopolymerize, hydrate, hydrogenate, hydrolyze, hydroxylate,
     ionize, isomerize, nitrate, oxidize, pepsinate, peroxidize,
     phosphatize, photolyze, polymerize, reduce, sulfate, sulfatize,
     sulfonate, work