ELECTROTYPY
E*lec"tro*ty`py, n.
Defn: The process of producing electrotype plates. See Note under
Electrotype, n.
ELECTRO-VITAL
E*lec`tro-vi"tal, a.
Defn: Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; — said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals.
ELECTRO-VITALISM
E*lec`tro-vi"tal*ism, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force.
ELECTRUM
E*lec"trum, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Electric, and cf. Electre,
Electron.]
1. Amber.
2. An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients.
3. German-silver plate. See German silver, under German.