| ACOLYTE | • acolyte n. (Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being… • acolyte n. (Christianity) An altar server. • acolyte n. An attendant, assistant or follower. |
| AMPHOLYTE | • ampholyte n. (Chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte. • AMPHOLYTE n. an amphoteric electrolyte. |
| ANALYTE | • analyte n. (Analytical chemistry) Any substance undergoing analysis. • ANALYTE n. a substance being analyzed. |
| ANOLYTE | • anolyte n. The portion of an electrolyte near an anode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are… • anolyte n. (Flow batteries) The liquid anode. • ANOLYTE n. the part of an electricity conduction solution near the anode. |
| CATHOLYTE | • catholyte n. The portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are… • catholyte n. (Flow batteries) The liquid cathode. • CATHOLYTE n. the part of the electrode that surrounds the cathode in an electrolytic cell, also CATOLYTE. |
| CATOLYTE | • CATOLYTE n. the electrolyte near the cathode, also CATHOLYTE. |
| ELECTROLYTE | • electrolyte n. (Chemistry) A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity. • electrolyte n. (Chemistry) A solution containing such substances, which therefore also conducts electricity. • electrolyte n. (Chemistry, often) Any of the various ions in such a solution, or (metonymically) their concentration therein. |
| EUDIALYTE | • eudialyte n. (Mineralogy) A red silicate mineral that forms in alkaline igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites. • EUDIALYTE n. a silicate of zirconium, sodium, calcium and iron, occurring in Greenland, easily dissolved by acids. |
| FLYTE | • flyte n. Alternative spelling of flite. • flyte v. Alternative spelling of flite. • FLYTE v. (Scots) to quarrel, brawl, also FLITE. |
| HYDROLYTE | • hydrolyte n. A substance subjected to hydrolysis. • HYDROLYTE n. a body subjected to hydrolysis. |
| LYTE | • -lyte suff. Word-forming element used in making nouns corresponding to nouns in -lysis and adjectives in -lytic. • LYTE v. to alight, also LITE. |
| NONELECTROLYTE | • nonelectrolyte n. A substance that does not dissociate into ions when in solution, and therefore is a poor conductor of… • NONELECTROLYTE n. a substance that does not readily ionize when dissolved or melted and is a poor conductor of electricity. |
| POLYELECTROLYTE | • polyelectrolyte n. A polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein). • POLYELECTROLYTE n. a jellylike plastic compounded of two polymers, one charged positively and one negatively. |
| PROSELYTE | • proselyte n. One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism. • proselyte v. (Transitive) To proselytize. • PROSELYTE n. a convert, esp. to Jewish faith. |
| TACHYLYTE | • tachylyte n. (Geology) A black, vitreous basalt of volcanic origin. • TACHYLYTE n. a vitreous form of basalt, also TACHYLITE. |