HyperDic: mercury_cell

English > 1 sense of the expression mercury cell:
NOUNartifactmercury cella primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide
English > mercury cell: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide.
Broadervoltaic cell, galvanic cell, primary cellAn electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy
Spanishpila de mercurio

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