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countable and uncountable, plural electrolyses
(chemistry) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt. quotations examples
But current leakage in a Tube tunnel can cause electrolysis to occur in steel retaining walls, which in turn causes them to rust; it could also damage the foundations of nearby buildings.
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, page 136
The destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current. examples