A chemical process involving electrolysis that occurs in two stages or directions, or uses two electrodes in a specialized way.
From bi- (two) + electrolysis (from Greek elektron 'amber' + lysis 'loosening'), a technical scientific term combining Greek and Latin roots for dual-direction electrical decomposition.
This technical term appears in early electrochemistry research but rarely in modern texts—it's a fossil word showing how scientists once tried to name every subtle variation of chemical processes before standardization simplified terminology.
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