DEPOLARIZATION
\diːpˌə͡ʊləɹa͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \diːpˌəʊləɹaɪzˈeɪʃən], \d_iː_p_ˌəʊ_l_ə_ɹ_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The act of destroying or preventing polarization; especially the act of annulling the effects of optical polarization by interposing a depolarizer between the polarizer and analyzer; also the act of preventing or annulling the polarization in a galvanic battery, as by the amalgamation of the zinc plates.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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