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electrolysis noun. M19.
[from ELECTRO- + -LYSIS.]
Chemical decomposition produced by the passage of an electric current through a liquid; the process of passing a current through a liquid to produce a chemical reaction at the electrodes. M19.
Medicine. The destruction of tumours and calculi by passing an electric current through them. Now rare. M19.
The removal of body hair by passing an electric current through the root. E20.