He tukanga e wehea ai tētahi pūhui ki ōna pūmotu, mā te whakapānga o te iahiko. Hei tauira, ko te wewete i te konumohe (Al) mai i te konumohe ōkai (Al2O3).
A process to split a compound into its constituent elements by the application of an electrical current. For example, the extraction of aluminium from aluminium oxide.
tauhohe - reaction
pā - touch, strike
hiko - electricity
