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(n.) That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; - called also galvanism, from Galvani, on account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Voltaism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/voltaism.html. 1828.
 
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