Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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voltaic cell | Yes | No | No | No |
electrolytic cell | Yes | No | No | No |
voltaic cell (noun) | electrolytic cell (noun) |
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an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged | 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) |