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Galvanism
01
the production of electricity through chemical reactions
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
Students learned about galvanism by constructing simple cells that generated power through spontaneous redox reactions.
02
the production of involuntary muscle contractions and nerve stimulation through the application of electric current
Examples
Galvani's pioneering experiments in galvanism demonstrated that nerves and muscles could be stimulated by electric current.
