electrosynthesis

noun

the synthesis of compounds in an electrochemical cell

OriginEnglish synthesis ← Latin synthesis ← Ancient Greek σύνθεσις (súnthesis) →
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Meanings

nounelectrosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural electrosyntheses)

plural electrosyntheses

  1. countableuncountablechemistrythe synthesis of compounds in an electrochemical cell

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  10. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  11. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  14. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  15. Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
  16. Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
  17. Latinsynthesis
  18. Englishsynthesis
  19. Englishelectrosynthesis

From electro- + synthesis.

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Translations

Italian elettrosintesi
  • elettrosintesiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

electrosynthesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrosynthesis

MLA

“electrosynthesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrosynthesis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrosynthesis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrosynthesis.

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