galvanic

galvanic
    adj 1: pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical
           action; "a galvanic cell"; "a voltaic (or galvanic)
           couple" [syn: {voltaic}, {galvanic}]
    2: affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an
       electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic
       effect on morale" [syn: {electric}, {galvanic},
       {galvanizing}, {galvanising}]
    

Galvanic \Gal*van"ic\, a. [From Galvani, a professor of
   physiology at Bologna, on account of his connection (about
   1780) with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity:
   cf. F. galvanique.]
   Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of,
   galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Galvanic battery} (Elec.), an apparatus for generating
      electrical currents by the mutual action of certain
      liquids and metals; -- now usually called {voltaic
      battery}. See {Battery}.

   {Galvanic circuit} or {Galvanic circle}. (Elec.) See under
      {Circuit}.

   {Galvanic pile} (Elec.), the voltaic pile. See under
      {Voltaic}.
      [1913 Webster]
    

76 Moby Thesaurus words for "galvanic":
      agitating, alluring, battery-powered, breathtaking, challenging,
      charged, cliff-hanging, disquieting, distracting, disturbing,
      dynamoelectric, electric, electric-powered, electrified,
      electrifying, electrochemical, electrodynamic, electrokinetic,
      electromechanical, electrometric, electromotive, electropneumatic,
      electrostatic, electrothermal, encouraging, energizing, exciting,
      exhilarating, galvanizing, galvanometric, heady, heart-expanding,
      heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, hydroelectric,
      impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, inviting, jarring, jolting,
      maddening, mind-blowing, moving, overcoming, overmastering,
      overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, photoelectric,
      piezoelectric, piquant, prompting, provocative, provoking,
      ravishing, rousing, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, static,
      stimulant, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking,
      suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly,
      troubling, unsettling, upsetting, voltaic