underpotential

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

English potential

English underpotential

From under- + potential.

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Noun

underpotential (plural underpotentials)

1. (physics, chemistry) A potential (for the deposition of a metal on a surface) that is greater than that predicted by the Nernst equation.

Derived terms

• underpotential deposition, UPD

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