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faradic current

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faradic current [fə′rad·ik ‚kə·rənt]
Also spelled faradaic current.
(chemistry)
An electric current that corresponds to the reduction or oxidation of a chemical species.
(electricity)
An intermittent and nonsymmetrical alternating current like that obtained from the secondary winding of an induction coil.
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