Dictionary entry

Electrolyze

Webster's Dictionary 1913

E‐lec″tro‐lyze (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Electrolyzed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Electrolyzing (?).] [Cf. F. électrolyser. See Electrolysis.] To decompose by the direct action of electricity. Faraday.