Kalmar "electrolyte acid" ba kalmar da aka saba amfani da ita ba ce kuma ba ta da ma'anar ƙamus. Duk da haka, yana yiwuwa a yi amfani da kalmar don nufin wani acid wanda ya rabu zuwa ions lokacin da aka narkar da shi a cikin wani abu mai ƙarfi, kamar ruwa, kuma yana iya gudanar da wutar lantarki. Ana kiran wadannan acid a matsayin "electrolytes" saboda suna dauke da ions masu iya daukar nauyin lantarki. Misalan acid ɗin electrolyte gama gari sun haɗa da hydrochloric acid (HCl), sulfuric acid (H2SO4), da nitric acid (HNO3).