depolarizer

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noun

Any substance added to the electrolyte of a battery that produces hydrogen in order to combine with the liberated hydrogen and prevent the build-up of pressure.

OriginEnglish depolarize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundepolarizer (plural depolarizers)

plural depolarizers

  1. chemistryAny substance added to the electrolyte of a battery that produces hydrogen in order to combine with the liberated hydrogen and prevent the build-up of pressure.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishpolarize
  8. Englishdepolarize
  9. Englishdepolarizer

From depolarize + -er.

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Translations

Italian depolarizzante
  • depolarizzantesustance added to a battery
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APA

depolarizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depolarizer

MLA

“depolarizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depolarizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depolarizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depolarizer.

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