OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12680

electrolysis

/ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
electrólisis
The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.
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 bui…
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