Electricity produced by chemical action

• The therapeutic application of electricity to the body

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ They were by far outnumbered by recent volumes on chemistry, electricity, galvanism , and natural philosophy.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The chemical generation of electricity. 2 The therapeutic use of electricity.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"electricity produced by chemical action," 1797, from French galvanisme or Italian galvanismo , from Luigi Galvani (1737-1798), professor of anatomy at Bologna, who discovered it c.1792 while running currents through the legs of dead frogs.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In biology , galvanism is the contraction of a muscle that is stimulated by an electric current . In physics and chemistry , it is the induction of electrical current from a chemical reaction, typically between two chemicals with differing electronegativities ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Voltaism \Vol"ta*ism\, n. [Cf. F. volta["i]sme.] (Physics) 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 ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. electricity produced by chemical action the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn: electric healing , electrical healing ]