Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
cell , 8.
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- noun A
battery (invented and patented in 1866) with anammonium chloride electrolyte , acarbon cathode , amanganese dioxide depolarizer , and azinc anode ; a self-contained earth battery later adapted to the manufacture ofdry cells .
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- noun voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts
Etymologies
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After French electrical engineer Georges Leclanché (1839–1882).
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