dry cell

noun Electricity.

a cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste, is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing.

Compare battery (def. 1).

Origin of dry cell

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby dry cell

dry behind the ears, dry-bone ore, drybrush, dry-bulb thermometer, dry bulk, dry cell, dry-clean, dry cleaner, dry cleaning, dry-cleanse, dry compass

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Example sentences from the Web for dry cell

Even at local stationary stores and small electric stores, I could not find any dry-cell batteries.
Shocking Videos and Photos From the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami|The Daily Beast|March 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There are several kinds of batteries, as liquid, dry-cell and storage.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
Fill the dry-cell vessel with this solution and allow it to remain until the blotting paper is completely saturated.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
His father told us that he always had dry-cell and other batteries around the house.
Analyzing Character|Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb

British Dictionary definitions for dry cell

dry cell

noun

a primary cell in which the electrolyte is in the form of a paste or is treated in some way to prevent it from spillingCompare wet cell

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Scientific definitions for dry cell

dry cell

A galvanic electric cell, such as a flashlight battery, in which the chemicals in the electrolyte are made into a paste so that they cannot easily spill from their container. Compare wet cell.

单词	dry cell
释义	dry cell noun Electricity. a cell in which the electrolyte exists in the form of a paste, is absorbed in a porous medium, or is otherwise restrained from flowing. Compare battery (def. 1). Origin of dry cell First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby dry cell dry behind the ears, dry-bone ore, drybrush, dry-bulb thermometer, dry bulk, dry cell, dry-clean, dry cleaner, dry cleaning, dry-cleanse, dry compass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dry cell Even at local stationary stores and small electric stores, I could not find any dry-cell batteries. Shocking Videos and Photos From the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami\|The Daily Beast\|March 11, 2011\|DAILY BEAST There are several kinds of batteries, as liquid, dry-cell and storage. Mechanical Devices in the Home\|Edith Louise Allen Fill the dry-cell vessel with this solution and allow it to remain until the blotting paper is completely saturated. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various His father told us that he always had dry-cell and other batteries around the house. Analyzing Character\|Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb British Dictionary definitions for dry cell dry cell noun a primary cell in which the electrolyte is in the form of a paste or is treated in some way to prevent it from spillingCompare wet cell Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for dry cell dry cell A galvanic electric cell, such as a flashlight battery, in which the chemicals in the electrolyte are made into a paste so that they cannot easily spill from their container. Compare wet cell. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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