Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Electropoion \E*lec`tro*poi"on\, n., or Electropoion fluid
\Electropoion fluid\ [NL.; electro- + Gr. poiw^n, p. pr. of
poiei^n to make.] (Elec.)
An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain
cells or batteries, as the Grenet battery. Electropoion is
best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric
acid diluted with three gallons of water, with a solution of
six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling
water. It should be used cold.