Electropoion

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

  Electropoion \E*lec`tro*poi"on\, n., or Electropoion fluid
  \Electropoion fluid\ [NL.; electro- + Gr. poiw^n, p. pr. of
     poiei^n to make.] (Elec.)
     An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain
     cells or batteries, as the Grenet battery. Electropoion is
     best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric


     acid diluted with three gallons of water, with a solution of
     six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling
     water. It should be used cold.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]