Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cause to decompose by electrolysis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To decompose by the direct action of electricity. Also spelled
electrolyse .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
- transitive verb To subject to electrolysis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
decompose by means of, or as a result ofelectrolysis
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Examples
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Over the longer term, we might be able to build enough renewable energy capacity ” solar and wind in particular ” to "electrolyze" water, stripping away its hydrogen in a truly renewable fashion.
Crossing the Red Line McKibben, Bill 2004
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If you are trying to electrolyze water to make hydrogen and oxygen, it helps to not have them mix together trust me.
Archive 2010-08-01 Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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If you are trying to electrolyze water to make hydrogen and oxygen, it helps to not have them mix together trust me.
A shout-out to the separator Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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I've heard of the possibility of technology that could be powered with solar and/or wind power, could extract water vapor from the air, and electrolyze it to convert it into hydrogen.
McCain: We Can Achieve "Strategic Independence" From Foreign Oil By 2025 2009
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He argued that one of the major impediments facing the growth of renewable generation technologies is storage, and that by using renewables such as wind and solar power to electrolyze water and create hydrogen, we can overcome that impediment.
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He argued that one of the major impediments facing the growth of renewable generation technologies is storage, and that by using renewables such as wind and solar power to electrolyze water and create hydrogen, we can overcome that impediment.
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That is why we need to use wind and solar as the energy source to electrolyze water.
Jeff Schweitzer: Transition Topic II: Energy Independence 2008
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You mean we can't use solar energy to electrolyze water for HHO?
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Located in remote regions, power plants would electrolyze seawater; the hydrogen produced would travel to distant cities by pipelines.
Hydrogen 2008
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We already see the ultimate solution to meeting the energy demands of a growing global population while eliminating greenhouse gases: using solar and wind energy to power homes and factories and to electrolyze water to create hydrogen, which will power our cars and trucks.
Jeff Schweitzer: Transition Topic II: Energy Independence 2008
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