v. [f. prec., after analogy of analyze, etc.] trans. a. To decompose by electrical means. b. To break up (a tumor, calculus) by means of galvanism.
1834. Faraday, Res. Electr. (1839), § 665. Chloride of lead … when electrolyzed evolves the two ions, chlorine and lead.
1881. S. P. Thomson, in Proc. Soc. Arts, 24 Dec., 454. Electrolysing water with small platinum points.
Hence Electrolyzable a. [see -ABLE], capable of being electrolyzed. Electrolyzation [see -ATION], the process of electrolyzing. Electrolyzed ppl. a., decomposed by galvanic action.
1834. Faraday, Res. Electr., § 664. For electro-chemically decomposed I shall often use the term electrolyzed.
1876. Duhring, Dis. Skin, 95. Electrolyzation … is of value in the treatment of … tumors.
1881. Athenæum, 12 Nov., 635/1. The electrolyzed liquid is sulphuric acid.
