electrodeposit

[ ih-lek-troh-di-poz-it ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ dɪˈpɒz ɪt /
Physical Chemistry

noun

a deposit, usually of metal, produced by electrolysis.

verb (used with object)

to deposit by electrolysis.

Origin of electrodeposit

First recorded in 1860–65; electro- + deposit

OTHER WORDS FROM electrodeposit

e·lec·tro·dep·o·si·tion [ih-lek-troh-dep-uh-zish-uh n, -dee-puh-] /ɪˌlɛk troʊˌdɛp əˈzɪʃ ən, -ˌdi pə-/, noun

Words nearby electrodeposit

electrocute, electrocyte, electrode, electrode efficiency, electrode potential, electrodeposit, electrodermal, electrodermal audiometry, electrodermatome, electrodesiccation, electrodiagnosis

British Dictionary definitions for electrodeposit

electrodeposit
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊdɪˈpɒzɪt) /

verb

(tr) to deposit (a metal) by electrolysis

noun

the deposit so formed

Derived forms of electrodeposit

electrodeposition (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌdɛpəˈzɪʃən), noun