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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 holonymanode, cathode, electrode


Antonymsgalvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell









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