What's the difference between electrolyte and electrolyze?
Electrolyte
Definition:
(n.) A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.
Example Sentences:
(1) The significance of minor increases in the serum creatinine level must be recognized, so that modifications of drug therapy can be made and correction of possibly life-threatening electrolyte imbalances can be undertaken.
(2) Postpartum management is directed toward decreasing vasospasm and central nervous system irritability and maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance.
(3) The amount of water, creatinine, electrolytes, proteins, and enzymes were higher during the day (up to three fold, p always less than 0.05), while equal amounts of amino acids were excreted in the day and the night period.
(4) Blood acid-base status, serum electrolytes, and urine pH were examined in 64 infants and children with phenylketonuria (PKU) treated with three different low phenylalanine protein hydrolyzates (Aponti, Cymogran, AlbumaidXP) and two synthetic amino acid mixtures (Aminogran, PAM).
(5) The contents of magnesium, potassium and zinc plasma did not correlate with the corresponding concentrations in skeletal muscle or circulating blood cells, as investigated in healthy controls, diabetics and in all subjects together, implying that the plasma concentrations are not useful in the assessment of electrolyte status.
(6) Cholera toxin reduced absorption of water and electrolytes progressively over four hours and induced secretion in a dose dependent fashion.
(7) Opiate agonists and endogenous opioid peptides inhibit electrolyte secretion both in vitro and in vivo.
(8) Chronic exposure of epithelial cells to the lysate mediator preparation, followed by washing, had no effect on their basal electrical or electrolyte-transporting properties.
(9) The channels studied here were more selective for monovalent cations than anions, but also showed some permeability to anions and larger electrolytes, suggesting a large functional pore diameter.
(10) An oral glucose electrolyte solution is often used in place of intravenous therapy in diarrheal diseases caused by Vibrio cholerae, enterotoxigenic E. coli, and undiagnosed watery diarrheal diseases.
(11) Disturbances in muscle electrolytes play an important role in the development of muscular fatigue.
(12) Traditional dietary preparations for diarrhea such as carrot soup and products based on rice have essentially an absorbent power and do not diminish intestinal loss of water and electrolytes.
(13) The results of electrolytic labelling of albumin, the kinetic curve on the antigen-antibody reaction and the cross reactivity of the anti-albumin antiserum with alpha 1 antitrypsin are reported.
(14) Diuretics may, however, be hazardous because of their effects on electrolytes-notably potassium-thereby increasing the risk of arrhythmias.
(15) After the initiation of parenteral therapy and the adequate replacement of fluids and electrolytes, slow introduction of oral or enteric feeding is reasonable.
(16) YM-09730-5 produced significant diuresis and increased urinary excretion of electrolytes throughout the experiment.
(17) Our failure to understand kidney function in the neonate does not justify shifting the blame for unwanted disturbances in fluid and electrolyte balance, metabolic acidosis, and azotemia to a small kidney.
(18) No abnormalities in serum electrolytes, acid-base balance or renal function were observed during follow-up periods of 8-16 months.
(19) There was no evidence of either myocardial infarction, abnormal electrolyte state, or digitalis intoxication.
(20) Colonic cleansing was better with polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage (90 percent optimal cleansing vs. 75 percent).
Electrolyze
Definition:
(v. t.) To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
Example Sentences:
(1) It was presumed that the main factor governing cell multiplication during application of the alternative current was due to change of the compositions of medium which was electrolyzed.
(2) The latter was eliminated by passage through a Q-Sepharose column after collecting the pI 5.12 band from the electrolyzer.
(3) However, lesion studies have generally employed electrolyzing anodal current with stainless steel electrodes, which results not only in tissue ablation but deposits of metallic ions that can chronically irritate surrounding tissue.
(4) As the complex is stable in the electric field for at least 15 h, this separation mechanism could be exploited for purifying large quantities of pure D and L forms from racemates in multicompartment electrolyzers with isoelectric Immobiline membranes.
(5) The thermodynamic state of the gas mixture CO2 = CO = H2O = H2 = N2 in the cathode space of the electrolyzer containing a solid electrolyte is investigated.
(6) Electrolyzed Krebs solution impaired the release of EDRF, as shown by a reduction in the relaxation index with a concomitant decrease in the tissue levels of superoxide dismutase and 6-keto PGF1 alpha and increase in malondialdehyde in the donor vessel.
(7) Such membranes, of precise isoelectric point, are then used for large-scale protein purification by isoelectric focusing in multicompartment electrolyzers.
(8) These parameters are functions of temperature, total pressure of the gas mixture, initial gas composition, and the coefficient characterizing the degree of oxygen transfer from the cathode cell to the anode cell of the electrolyzer.
(9) For the last purification step, a multicompartment electrolyzer was used, containing three compartments delimited by isoelectric membranes and two additional anodic and cathodic chambers.
(10) When kits containing 10(16) 99Tc atoms were electrolyzed for the conventional 42 sec, the radiochemical purity was only 50.8%.
(11) We also investigated the effects on the electrolyzer behaviour of operating parameters such as the Immobiline concentration and the presence of ion-exchange membranes.
(12) For large-scale separations of proteins, the use of simple non-amphoteric buffers in free solution and in multicompartment electrolyzers seems promising for industrial applications.
(13) The two major components have been purified to charge homogeneity by isoelectric focusing in a multicompartment electrolyzer with buffering isoelectric membranes having the following pI values: 5.90, 6.63, 6.76, 6.92, 7.05 and 7.35.
(14) As the electrolyzed, necrotic tissue remained in the tumor the effect might not be mediated through diminished target volume.
(15) Equations of thermodynamic equilibrium of the gas mixture CO2-CO--H2O-H2--N2 for the cathode space of the electrolyzer containing a solid electrolyte with extracted oxygen taken into consideration were derived.
(16) Multicompartment electrolyzers with isoelectric Immobiline membranes are used for large-scale preparative protein purification.
(17) Calculation of the thermodynamic state makes it possible to determine the theoretical voltage of decomposition and concentration of individual components of this mixture at the outlet of the electrolyzer or each electrolytic cell as applied to various modes of operation.
(18) An example of purification of superoxide dismutase in a multicompartment electrolyzer with a set of fixed pI membranes of widely differing composition is shown.
(19) The sample is pre-electrolyzed at -1.2V (Vs SCE) for 80 seconds by glassy-carbon electrode coated with mercury.
(20) Single bands are purified by preparative IPGs in a multicompartment electrolyzer and are shown to be stable with time.