electrochemical
adj.relating to the way electricity and chemistry work together. You use this to describe processes where chemical changes cause an electric current or vice versa.
adj.relating to the interaction between electricity and chemical reactions. Often describes the conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy or the reverse.
“The battery uses an electrochemical process to store energy.”
“Scientists are developing new electrochemical sensors that can detect tiny amounts of toxins in water.”
“The efficiency of the fuel cell depends on the electrochemical reaction occurring at the interface between the catalyst and the electrolyte.”
“Instead of using only pressure or heat to separate salt from water, electrochemical desalination uses electrical reactions and specially selected electrodes to draw charged salt particles out of the solution.”
“Solar-driven photoreforming and electrochemical conversion, for example, generally work only with oxygen-containing plastics such as PET.”
Common in science writing
From electro- + chemical.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.