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Electrolyte vs Electrocyte - What's the difference?

electrolyte | electrocyte |

As nouns the difference between electrolyte and electrocyte

is that electrolyte is a substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity while electrocyte is a modified striated muscle that does not contract, but produces electric signals; the component of the electric organ in some fish.

electrolyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) a substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity
  • (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

    • Related terms

    * electrolytic

    electrocyte

    English

    (wikipedia electrocyte)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) A modified striated muscle that does not contract, but produces electric signals; the component of the electric organ in some fish.

    • Synonyms

    * electroplaque