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PRIMARY CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged
Synonyms:
galvanic cell; primary cell; voltaic cell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("primary cell" is a kind of...):
cell; electric cell (a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction)
Meronyms (parts of "primary cell"):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "primary cell"):
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)
Holonyms ("primary cell" is a part of...):
galvanic battery; voltaic battery (battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel)
