Tečnost koja sadrži naelektrisane jone.
Svaka tvar, supstanca, sposobna da se razloži elektrolizom.
Množina: electrolytes
ETYM Electro- + Greek lysos a dissoluble: cf. French électrolyte.
A solution through which an electric current may be carried by the motion of ions.
A solution that conducts electricity.
Solution or molten substance in which an electric current is made to flow by the movement and discharge of ions in accordance with Faraday's laws of electrolysis.
The term “electrolyte” is frequently used to denote a substance that, when dissolved in a specified solvent, usually water, produces an electrically conducting medium. electrolyte substance that dissociates into ions (atoms which conduct electricity) in solution.
In medicine the term is often used for the ion itself (sodium or potassium, for example). Electrolyte balance may be severely disrupted in illness or injury.