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polarography

Syllabification: (po·lar·og·ra·phy)
Definition of polarography

noun

Chemistry
  • a method of analysis in which a sample is subjected to electrolysis using a special electrode and a range of applied voltages, a plot of current against voltage showing steps corresponding to particular chemical species and proportional to their concentration.

Derivatives

polarographic

adjective

Origin:

1930s: from polarization (see polarize) + -graphy

polarography in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of polarography in the British & World English dictionary