NICKEL-IRON BATTERY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts

Synonyms:

nickel-iron accumulator; nickel-iron battery

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("nickel-iron battery" is a kind of...):

accumulator; storage battery (a voltaic battery that stores electric charge)

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