polarography

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noun

po·​lar·​og·​ra·​phy ˌpō-lə-ˈrä-grə-fē 

: a method of qualitative or quantitative analysis based on current-voltage curves obtained during electrolysis of a solution with a steadily increasing electromotive force

polarographic

pō-ˌler-ə-ˈgra-fik 

pō-ˌla-rə-ˈgra-fik

adjective

polarographically

pō-ˌler-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

pō-ˌla-rə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē

adverb

polarographic

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adjective

po·​lar·​o·​graph·​ic

: of, relating to, or by means of polarography

polarographic techniques

polarographic waves

compare amperometric

polarographically

-fə̇k(ə)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary, from polarization

Adjective

polarization + -o- + -graphic

First Known Use

Noun

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for polarography

• bibliography
• choreography
• chromatography
• crystallography
• hagiography
• iconography
• lexicography
• metallography
• myelography
• oceanography
• physiography
• plethysmography

Medical Definition

polarography

noun

po·​lar·​og·​ra·​phy ˌpō-lə-ˈräg-rə-fē 

plural polarographies

: a method of qualitative or quantitative analysis based on current-voltage curves obtained during electrolysis of a solution with a steadily increasing electromotive force

polarographic

pō-ˌlar-ə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

polarographically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb