English noun: electrolytic cell | |||
1. | electrolytic cell (artifact) a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cell, electric cell | ||
Part holonym | anode, cathode, electrode | ||
Antonyms | galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell | ||