electrochemistry

noun

The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.

Less commonScrabble 28

Meanings

nounelectrochemistry (usually uncountable, plural electrochemistries)

plural electrochemistries

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryThe science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  7. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  8. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  9. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  10. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  11. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  12. New Latinchimia
  13. Middle Frenchchymie
  14. Frenchchimie
  15. Frenchchimiste
  16. Englishchemist
  17. Englishchemistry
  18. Englishelectrochemistry

From electro- + chemistry.

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Translations

Bengali তড়িদ্রসায়ন
  • তড়িদ্রসায়ন (toṛidrośaẏon)chemistry pertaining to electricity
Chinese Mandarin 電化學 /电化学
  • 電化學 /电化学 (diànhuàxué)chemistry pertaining to electricity
Dutch elektrochemie
  • elektrochemiechemistry pertaining to electricity
Esperanto elektroĥemio, elektrokemio
  • elektroĥemiochemistry pertaining to electricity
  • elektrokemiochemistry pertaining to electricity
Finnish sähkökemia
  • sähkökemiachemistry pertaining to electricity
German Elektrochemie
  • Elektrochemiechemistry pertaining to electricity
Greek ηλεκτροχημεία
  • ηλεκτροχημεία (ilektrochimeía)chemistry pertaining to electricity
Hindi विद्युतरसायन
  • विद्युतरसायन (vidyutarsāyan)chemistry pertaining to electricity
Hungarian elektrokémia
  • elektrokémiachemistry pertaining to electricity
Italian elettrochimica
  • elettrochimicachemistry pertaining to electricity
Japanese 電気化学
  • 電気化学chemistry pertaining to electricity
Polish elektrochemia
  • elektrochemiachemistry pertaining to electricity
Portuguese eletroquímica
  • eletroquímicachemistry pertaining to electricity
Russian электрохи́мия
  • электрохи́мия (elektroxímija)chemistry pertaining to electricity
Tagalog dagikapnayan, elektrokimika
  • dagikapnayanchemistry pertaining to electricity
  • elektrokimikachemistry pertaining to electricity
Thai ไฟฟ้าเคมี
  • ไฟฟ้าเคมีchemistry pertaining to electricity
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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