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Meaning of ELECTROLYTE

Pronunciation:  i'lektru`lIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"
 
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 See Also: polyelectrolyte, solution

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\E*lec"tro*lyte\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? a dissoluble:
cf. F. ['e]lectrolyte.] (Physics & Chem.)
A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an
electric current.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: "Electrolyte" refers to ionized salts in the body fluids. The major electrolytes are made from sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, bicarbonate, phosphate and protein.
 
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