Main Entry: elec·tro·ton·ic

Pronunciation: \i-ˌlek-trə-ˈtä-nik\

Function: adjective

Date: 1832

1 : of, induced by, relating to, or constituting electrotonus
2 : of, relating to, or being the spread of electrical activity through living tissue or cells in the absence of repeated action potentials

— elec·tro·ton·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb