franklinic

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See also: Franklinic

English

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Etymology

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From Franklin +‎ -ic, as a parallel to voltaic in honor of Benjamin Franklin's research on electricity. Coined by William Whewell in 1840.

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franklinic (not comparable)

  1. (physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.