adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:AH2 L EH2 K T R OW0 K EH1 M IH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any chemical material prepared electrochemically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or involving electrochemistry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin chēmicus English -al English chemical English electrochemical From electro- + chemical.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
electroquímic
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Chinese Mandarin:
電化學 /电化学
(diànhuàxué)
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Danish:
elektrokemisk
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Dutch:
elektrochemisch
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Finnish:
sähkökemiallinen
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
German:
elektrochemisch
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Gujarati:
વીજરાસાયણિક
(vījrāsāyaṇik)
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Irish:
leictriceimiceach
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Italian:
elettrochimico
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Norwegian Bokmål:
elektrokjemisk
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
elektrokjemisk
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Polish:
elektrochemiczny
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Spanish:
electroquímico
— of or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity
Catalan:
electroquímic
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
Chinese Mandarin:
電化學 /电化学
(diànhuàxué)
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
Dutch:
elektrochemisch
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
Finnish:
sähkökemiallinen
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
German:
elektrochemisch
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
Gujarati:
વીજરાસાયણિક
(vījrāsāyaṇik)
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
Irish:
leictriceimiceach
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
Italian:
elettrochimico
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
Polish:
elektrochemiczny
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction
Spanish:
electroquímico
— of or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction