overpotential

/OW1 V ER0 P OW0 T EH1 N CH AH0 L/
noun
  1. 1

    (physics) The difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis.

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