1813, designating electricity produced by chemical action, formed in recognition of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), who perfected a chemical process used in electrical batteries, + -ic.
a voltaic (or galvanic) couple
volleyball
Volstead
volt
Volta
voltage
voltaic
Voltaire
volte-face
voltmeter
volubility
voluble
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