electric cell

Noun
  1. A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction (synset 102994503)
    is a type of: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
    subtypes:
    • 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)
    • fuel cell - cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars
    • photovoltaic cell, solar cell - a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy
    • secondary cell, storage cell - a cell that can be recharged
    • galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell - an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
    same as: cell

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