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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 rechargedplay

    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)

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