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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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The electrodes are immersed in aqueous sulfuric acid, which acts as the electrolyte.
An electrolyte layer conducts ions back and forth between the electrochromic layer and an ion storage layer.
In 20 healthy subjects, Effros and coworkers studied the electrolyte and buffer concentrations of solutes present in exhaled condensates.
This decomposition of an electrolyte caused by passing an electric current through it is called electrolysis.
This electricity splits the water molecules in an electrolyte, producing hydrogen.
This larger cell enabled us to more thoroughly remove oxygen from the electrolyte yielding better electrochemistry.

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