electroactive

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adjective

describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive

OriginEnglish active ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectroactive (comparative more electroactive, superlative most electroactive)

comparative more electroactive · superlative most electroactive

  1. chemistrydescribing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive
  2. chemistrydescribing any polymer that changes shape in the presence of an electric field

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  11. Latināctīvu
  12. Old Frenchactif
  13. Middle Englishactyf
  14. Englishactive
  15. Englishelectroactive

From electro- + active.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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