Etymology

electrocatalyst

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Today it means: Any material, normally employed on the surface or an electrode, that catalyzes a half cell reaction. Full definition →

English catalyst ← Latin electro- ← Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Englishcatalysis
  7. Englishcatalyst
  8. English todayelectrocatalyst

From electro- + catalyst.

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