underpotential

noun

underpotential

noun

Etymology From under- + potential.

1

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A potential (for the deposition of a metal on a surface) that is greater than that predicted by the Nernst equation.

Derived terms
underpotential deposition, UPD, underpotentially

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