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What does electrolyte mean?

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Noun
  1. (chemistry) A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity.
  2. (physiology) Any of the various ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes.
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This larger cell enabled us to more thoroughly remove oxygen from the electrolyte yielding better electrochemistry.
This decomposition of an electrolyte caused by passing an electric current through it is called electrolysis.
In 20 healthy subjects, Effros and coworkers studied the electrolyte and buffer concentrations of solutes present in exhaled condensates.
This electricity splits the water molecules in an electrolyte, producing hydrogen.
When two different metals are immersed in an electrolyte and connected through a metallic path, current will flow.
After incubation on ice for 45 minutes, the cells were washed twice in a balanced electrolyte solution.

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