Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a solution that conducts electricity;
- Example: "the proper amount and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential for health"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Electrolyte \E*lec"tro*lyte\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? a dissoluble:
cf. F. ['e]lectrolyte.] (Physics & Chem.)
A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an
electric current. Electrolytic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
electrolyte
n 1: a solution that conducts electricity; "the proper amount
and distribution of electrolytes in the body is essential
for health"