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electrolysis

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12 lettersPronunciation /ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted ceeillorsstyStarts with EEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root

Word origin

Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday. From electro- + -lysis (“a loosening”). Originally of tumors, later (1909) of hair removal.

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  • But current leakage in a Tube tunnel can cause electrolysis to occur in steel retaining walls, which in turn causes them to rust; it could also damage the foundations of nearby buildings.

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