- idioelectric(al)
- a. able to be electrified by friction.
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Idioelectric — Id i*o*e*lec tric, a. [Idio + electric: cf. F. idio[ e]lectrique.] (Physics) Electric by virtue of its own peculiar properties; capable of becoming electrified by friction; opposed to {anelectric}. n. An idioelectric substance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anelectric — An e*lec tric, a. [Gr. an priv. + E. electric.] (Physics) Not becoming electrified by friction; opposed to {idioelectric}. n. A substance incapable of being electrified by friction. Faraday. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
