electrolytic cell
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1. 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) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cell, electric cell, |
| definition | : | a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | anode, |
| definition | : | a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | cathode, |
| definition | : | a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | electrode, |
| definition | : | a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit (noun.artifact) |
| antonym | : | galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell, |
| definition | : | an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged (noun.artifact) |
| antonym | : | galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell, |
| definition | : | an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged (noun.artifact) |
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