primary_cell (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *primary cell*:
NOUN	artifact	primary cell, voltaic cell, galvanic cell	an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy

English > *primary cell*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged.
Synonyms	voltaic cell, galvanic cell
Part of	voltaic battery, galvanic battery	battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
Parts	anode	The negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
Parts	cathode	The positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
Narrower	Leclanche cell	voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts
	mercury cell	A primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide
	standard cell	A primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force
	wet cell	A primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte
Broader	cell, electric cell	A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
Opposite	electrolytic cell	A cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen)
Spanish	pila galvánica
Catalan	cel·la primària

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