electrolysis has definitions from the fields of chemistry,biochemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry,biochemistry) lysis of a bond produced by the passage of an electric current

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(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

In_addition to the method described in the section above , chlorine and radiochlorine were prepared by the electrolysis of a * * f eutectic on the vacuum line , and by exchange of * * f with molten * * f .

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lysis

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

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depilation

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