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Electrolyte vs Electrolysis - What's the difference?

electrolyte | electrolysis |

In chemistry terms the difference between electrolyte and electrolysis

is that electrolyte is a substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity while electrolysis is the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.

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

    electrolysis

    English

    (wikipedia electrolysis)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt
  • the destruction of hair roots by means of an electric current

    • Related terms

    * electrolytic * electrolyze

    See also

    * electroplating