electrolysis

Noun
  1. (chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions (synset 113493328)
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: chemical decomposition reaction, decomposition, decomposition reaction - (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
  2. Removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root (synset 100255932)
    is a type of: depilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)

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