Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for E-LEC'TRO-LYZE
E-LEC'TRO-LYTEE-LEC-TRO-MAG-NET'IC
E-LEC'TRO-LYZE, v.t. [Gr. ηλεκτρον, and λυω, to dissolve.]
To decompose a compound substance by the direct action of galvanism. Faraday.
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