ELECTROCHEMICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electrochemical mean? 

• ELECTROCHEMICAL (adjective)
  The adjective ELECTROCHEMICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or involving electrochemistry

  Familiarity information: ELECTROCHEMICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTROCHEMICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or involving electrochemistry

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

electrochemistry (branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions)

Derivation:

electrochemistry (branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions)

 Context examples 

A method in which electromagnetic radiation, in the form of light emission, is generated from an electrochemical reaction in a solution.

(Electrochemiluminescence, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle fiber that is able to hydrolyze ATP and transmit electrochemical signals rapidly.

(Fast-twitch Motor Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

A transmembrane pore that presents a hydrophilic channel for ions to cross a lipid bilayer down their electrochemical gradients.

(Ion Channel, NCI Thesaurus)

A process that involves interactions between an intrinsic membrane molecule and an electrochemical gradient across a membrane, often a voltage or a pH gradient.

(Ligand-Independent Ion Channel Activation, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with the chemical or electrochemical reaction between materials, usually a metal and its environment that produces a deterioration of the metal and its properties.

(Corrosion of Medical Device Material, Food and Drug Administration)

A method in which electromagnetic radiation, in the form of light emission, is generated from an electrochemical reaction in a solution due to the formation of antigen-antibody complexes.

(Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay, NCI Thesaurus)

Tests performed on the compound, using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and surface analysis using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, confirmed the formation of positive bioactive elements.

(Mango leaf extract can stop ships from rusting, SciDev.Net)

In response to the hypernatremic conditions in the kidney, the plasma membrane becomes hyperpolarized and electrochemical forces are reduced, which then prevents the excretion of potassium and hydrogen into the lumen.

(Amiloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Entry of Ca2+ is driven by the presence of a large electrochemical gradient across the plasma membrane.

(Calcium-Mediated Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

These interactions are involved in restoring the electrochemical potential of the resting membrane.

(Chloride Channel Binding, NCI Thesaurus)