voltaism

That branch of electrical science which discusses the production of an electric current by the chemical action between dissimilar metals immersed in a liquid.

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.

galvanism