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électrolyte — [ elɛktrɔlit ] n. m. • 1838; angl. electrolyte (1834); de électro et gr. lutos « soluble » ♦ Chim. Corps qui, à l état soluble, est capable de conduire le courant électrique par le mouvement de ses ions dissociés vers des électrodes de charge… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Electrolyte — Électrolyte Un électrolyte est une substance conductrice, car elle contient des ions mobiles. Il existe des électrolytes liquides et solides. Les électrolytes liquides sont les électrolytes aqueux dans lesquels les ions proviennent d un sel… … Wikipédia en Français
Electrolyte — Electrolyte. См. Электролит. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
electrolyte — (n.) substance decomposed by electrolysis, 1834, from ELECTRO (Cf. electro ) + Gk. lytos loosed, from lyein to loose (see LOSE (Cf. lose)) … Etymology dictionary
electrolyte — ► NOUN 1) a liquid or gel which contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis, e.g. that present in a battery. 2) Physiology the ionic constituents of cells, blood, etc. ORIGIN from Greek lutos released … English terms dictionary
electrolyte — [ē lek′trō līt΄, ilek′trō līt΄; ē lek′trə līt΄, i lek′trəlīt΄] n. [ ELECTRO + LYTE1] any chemical compound that ionizes when molten or in solution, allowing it to conduct electricity … English World dictionary
Electrolyte — This article is about the ionic solution. For the R.E.M. song, see Electrolite. In chemistry, an electrolyte is any substance containing free ions that make the substance electrically conductive. The most typical electrolyte is an ionic solution … Wikipedia
Électrolyte — Un électrolyte est une substance conductrice, car elle contient des ions mobiles. Il existe des électrolytes liquides et solides. Les électrolytes liquides sont les électrolytes aqueux dans lesquels les ions proviennent d un sel soluble et les… … Wikipédia en Français
Electrolyte — An electrolyte is a substance that will dissociate into ions in solution and acquire the capacity to conduct electricity. The electrolytes include sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium and phosphate. Informally, called lytes. (The clue to the word … Medical dictionary
electrolyte — n. a solution that produces ions (an ion is an atom or group of atoms that conduct electricity); for example, sodium chloride solution consists of free sodium and free chloride ions. In medical usage electrolyte usually means the ion itself; thus … The new mediacal dictionary
