Voltaism
Pronunciation : Vol"ta*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. volta?sme.] (Physics)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913