(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions
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the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
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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.a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the br…
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 condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of ele…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage of a current of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: electrode, transistor, electrons, originate.the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream…
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