created sense approved 电解/電解 · diànjiě · electrolysis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
电解 / 電解
diànjiě
electrolysis
the chemical process of decomposing a compound by passing an electric current through it, widely used in metal extraction and electroplating
电 (literal) → 电/電 · diàn · electricity 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to separate
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 电解/電解 · diànjiě · to electrolyze — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
电解 / 電解
diànjiě
to electrolyze
to decompose a compound using an electric current, as in splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen
电 (literal) → 电/電 · diàn · electricity 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to separate
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition