electrolyzing

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Electrolyze \E*lec"tro*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Electrolyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electrolyzing}.] [Cf. F.
   ['e]lectrolyser. See {Electrolysis}.]
   1. To decompose by the direct action of electricity.
      --Faraday.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. [See {Electrolysis}.] To subject to electrolysis. --
      {E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion}, n.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]