electrolysis

1. 1.

   (chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

   Broaderdecomposition

   chemistry

2. 2.

   removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root

   Broaderdepilation

Other forms of electrolysis

plural

electrolysises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about electrolysis

What does electrolysis mean?

electrolysis means "(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in electrolysis?

electrolysis has 5 syllables: e-lec-tro-ly-sis. The stress falls on "tro". In IPA it is /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑləsəs/.

Is electrolysis a common word?

electrolysis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.