Defn: A substance used to prevent polarization, as upon the negative plate of a voltaic battery.
DEPOLISH
De*pol"ish, v. t.
Defn: To remove the polish or glaze from.
DEPOLISHING
De*pol"ish*ing, n. (Ceramics)
Defn: The process of removing the vitreous glaze from porcelain, leaving the dull luster of the surface of ivory porcelian. Knight.
DEPONE
De*pone", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deponed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deponing.]
Etym: [L. deponere, depositum, to put down, in LL., to assert under
oath; de- + ponere to put, place. See Position, and cf. Deposit.]
1. To lay, as a stake; to wager. [Obs.] Hudibras.
2. To lay down. [R.] Southey.
3. To assert under oath; to depose. [A Scotticism] Sprot deponeth that he entered himself thereafter in conference. State Trials(1606).
DEPONE
De*pone", v. i.