The Thin Man (film) The Thin Man is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles; Nick is a hard-drinking, retired private detective, and Nora is a wealthy heiress.
An electrolyzer is a vessel (or system of vessels) filled with an electrolyte, in which electrodesâa cathode and anodeâhave been placed; the cathode is connected to the negative pole of the direct-current source and the anode is connected to the positive pole.
George Doyle/Getty Images. Electrolyte is a medical/scientific term for salts, specifically ions. The term electrolyte means that this ion is electrically-charged and moves to either a negative (cathode) or positive (anode) electrode :Another example where electrolyte drinks are important is when infants/children have chronic vomiting or diarrhea, perhaps due to intestinal flu viruses. When children vomit or have diarrhea, they lose electrolytes.