MERCURY CELL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mercury cell" is a kind of...):

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)

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