E-lēc'tro-lyte, n.
n. [Fr. électrolyte, from Lat. electrum, Gr. ἤλεκτρον, and λυτός, dissoluble.] A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.
n. [Fr. électrolyte, from Lat. electrum, Gr. ἤλεκτρον, and λυτός, dissoluble.] A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.