ELECTROPLATING
E*lec"tro*pla`ting, n.
Defn: The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity.
ELECTROPOION; ELECTROPOION FLUID E*lec`tro*poi"on, n., or Electropoion fluid. [NL.; electro- + Gr. poiw^n, p. pr. of poiei^n to make.] (Elec.)
Defn: An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain cells or batteries, as the Grenet battery. Electropoion is best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric acid diluted with three gallons of water, with a solution of six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling water. It should be used cold.
ELECTRO-POLAR
E*lec`tro-po"lar, a. (Physics)
Defn: Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; — said of a conductor.
ELECTRO-POSITIVE
E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive, a.
1. (Physics)
Defn: Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; - - the converse or correlative of electro-negative.
Note: An element that is electro-positive in one compound may be electro-negative in another, and vice versa.