Electrolyyttinen

Electrolyyttinen is a Finnish adjective meaning relating to electrolytes or to processes in which electricity is conducted by ions in solution. It is used to describe substances, solutions, or devices that rely on ionic conduction or ion movement.

In chemistry, elektrolyyttinen describes electrolyte solutions and electrolytic or electrochemical processes, where ions move under an applied electric field. In electronics and related fields, it appears in terms such as elektrolyyttinen kondensaattori, the Finnish term for an electrolytic capacitor, a device that stores electrical energy using an electrolyte and a dielectric layer.

The English equivalents are electrolytic or electrolyte-related, and the term is connected to electrochemistry, electrolysis, and the study of ionic conduction. The concept also appears in materials science and energy storage, where electrolytic processes are used for plating, etching, or charging mechanisms.

See also: electrochemistry; electrolysis; electrolyte; electrolytic capacitor.