dry cell

Noun

Meaning

a small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

battery galvanic cell fuel cell voltaic cell electrochemical cell primary cell secondary cell electrolytic cell storage cell dry battery wet cell chemical cell dry cell battery energy cell power cell
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Antonyms

wet cell

Hypernyms

Leclanche cell

Examples

By the end of the nineteenth century, the advent of the dry cell battery made it feasible to use electric power in clocks. Source: Internet

Manganese(IV) oxide was used in the original type of dry cell battery as an electron acceptor from zinc, and is the blackish material in carbon–zinc type flashlight cells. Source: Internet

The zinc-manganese dioxide dry cell was the first portable, non-spillable battery type that made flashlights and other portable devices practical. Source: Internet

Other insulin pumps use disposable dry cell batteries (i.e. AAAs). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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