Relating to or caused by the passage of electric current through a substance, especially in electrochemistry.
Derived from Faraday (the scientist) plus the suffix -aic, following the pattern of creating adjectives from proper names. It describes phenomena discovered through Faraday's research on electrical currents.
Faradaic reactions are what make batteries and fuel cells work—every time you use a rechargeable battery, you're relying on faradaic processes that Faraday discovered over 150 years ago.
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