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electrochemistry

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e·lec·tro·chem·is·try  (-lktr-km-str)
n.
The science of the interaction or interconversion of electric and chemical phenomena.

e·lectro·chemi·cal·ly adv.
e·lectro·chemist n.

electrochemistry  (-lktr-km-str)
The scientific study of the electrical aspects of chemical reactions, especially the changes they bring about in the arrangement and energy of electrons. Electrochemistry is vital to the study of electrolysis, power generation by electric cells, and the transmission of electrical signals by neurons.
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Noun1.electrochemistryelectrochemistry - branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

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