galvanic
adjective/ɡælˈvænɪk/
/ɡælˈvænɪk/
- (specialist) producing an electric current by the action of a chemical on metal
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- (formal) making people react in a sudden and dramatic way
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French galvanique, named after Luigi Galvani (1737-98), the Italian anatomist.
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