(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions
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Electrolytic cell
a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen)
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a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recha…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recha…
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
Used in the same subject area: Chemistry, Electrochemistry.an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recha…
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the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to red…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.(chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction eq…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.(chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, containing, electrolyte, applied, voltage.a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of…
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