Electrolyzing

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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.]