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electromagnetic radiation
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electrolyze
e·lec·tro·lyze [ i léktrə lz ] (past and past participle e·lec·tro·lyzed, present participle e·lec·tro·lyz·ing, 3rd person present singular e·lec·tro·lyz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
decompose a chemical by electrolysis: to use electrolysis to decompose a chemical compound
[Mid-19th century. Blend of electrolysis + analyze]
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