voltaic cell

Noun
  1. An electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy;
    Cannot be recharged (synset 104548047)
    is a type of: cell, electric cell - a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
    subtypes:
    • 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
    has:
    • anode - the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
    • cathode - the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
    is a part of: galvanic battery, voltaic battery - battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel
    same as: galvanic cell, primary cell

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