(chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means. / To coat with rust-resistant zinc. / (figuratively) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.

The act or process of galvanizing.

simple past tense and past participle of galvanize

Alternative spelling of galvanised (“coated with zinc”)

The chemical generation of electricity. / The therapeutic use of electricity directly applied to the body.

(metallurgy) an electrochemical action that generates electrical current between two metals of dissimilar electrode potential.

A list of metals and alloys arranged according to their relative electrolytic potentials in a given environment.

plural of galvanic couple

plural of galvanic anode

An anode used to protect buried or submerged metal structures from corrosion, made from a metal alloy with a more "active" voltage (more negative electrochemical potential) than the metal of the protected structure, so that the anode material corrodes and is consumed in preference to the structure.