English dictionary
voltaism
/'v/A/lt/@/,/I/z/@/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; -- called also <i>galvanism</i>, from <i>Galvani</i>, on account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals.
Source: webster1913