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galvanic

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galvanic /ɡalˈvanɪk /
adjective
1 relating to or involving electric currents produced by chemical action.
2 sudden and dramatic:
a searing, galvanic experience.
– DERIVATIVES
galvanically adverb
– ORIGIN late 18th century: from French galvanique, from Galvani, Luigi.