E-lēc'tro-lȳze, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ELECTROLYZED; p. pr. & vb. n. ELECTROLYZING.] [Fr. électrolyser, from Lat. electrum, Gr. ἤλεκτρον, amber, and λύειν, to loose, dissolve.] To decompose by the direct action of electricity or galvanism. Faraday.