electrolysis vs breakdown

breakdown vs electrolysis

electrolysis and breakdown both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electrolysis	Yes	No	No	No
breakdown	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, breakdown is a hypernym of electrolysis; that is, breakdown is a word with a broader meaning than electrolysis:

electrolysis: (chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions
breakdown: (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

Other hypernyms of electrolysis include chemical decomposition reaction, decomposition, decomposition reaction.

electrolysis (noun)	breakdown (noun)
removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root	the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions	an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
	a cessation of normal operation
	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
	(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
	a mental or physical breakdown

Difference between electrolysis and breakdown

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