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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Electrolyte

/ĭl-ĕkˌ-träl-īt'/ · E·lec·tro·lyte · IPA /ɪˈlɛk.tɹəˌlaɪt/
01 n. A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.
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    A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.(Physics & Chem.)