To smooth and polish the surface of a metal object using electrical current to dissolve tiny surface imperfections.
From electro- (electricity) combined with polish (to make smooth and shiny), referring to an electrical finishing process that creates extremely smooth surfaces.
Electropolishing creates surfaces so smooth that bacteria can't hide in microscopic cracks, which is why surgical instruments and pharmaceutical equipment use it—it's cleaning at the molecular level using electricity.
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