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galvanic definition

gal·vanic (gal van′ik)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with direct current that is produced by a chemical reaction, as in a storage battery or dry cell
  2. stimulating or stimulated as if by electric shock; startling or convulsive

Etymology: galvan(ism) + -ic

Also galvanical gal·van′i·cal

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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