English Dictionary

electrolysis

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(chemistry) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt. / The destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current.

日本語の意味

電気分解：導電性溶液や融解塩に電流を通すことによって生じる化学的変化のこと。 / 電気脱毛：電流を利用して毛根を破壊することで脱毛を行う方法。

In industry, electrolysis is commonly used to extract metals like aluminum from their ores by passing an electric current through molten salts.

産業では、電気分解が溶融塩や導電性溶液に電流を通すことで生じる化学変化として、アルミニウムなどの金属を鉱石から抽出するためによく用いられます。

意味（1）

(chemistry) 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 buildings.

意味（2）

The destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current.

electrolyses （ plural ）