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Definition of: electrolyte
(i·lek′trə·līt) noun
1. A substance, usually in solution, which will transmit an electric current by the formation of ions.
2. A solution which conducts an electric current between the electrodes of a cell, accompanied by the release of a gas or the deposition of a solid. [<ELECTRO- + Gk. lytos loosed <luein loosen]
—e·lec·tro·lyt·ic (i·lek′trə·lit′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—e·lec′tro·lyt′i·cal·ly adverb
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