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Bunsen pile

Bunsen pile noun: an early electrical battery using multiple cells of zinc and graphite in dilute chromic acid.

Noun

Bunsen pile (plural Bunsen piles)

  1. (physical) An early electrical battery using multiple cells of zinc and graphite in dilute chromic acid.

Forms of Bunsen pile

pluralBunsen piles

Origin of Bunsen pile

Named for Robert Wilhelm Bunsen.

Questions about Bunsen pile

What does Bunsen pile mean?
Bunsen pile means an early electrical battery using multiple cells of zinc and graphite in dilute chromic acid.
What part of speech is Bunsen pile?
Bunsen pile is a noun.
What is the plural of Bunsen pile?
The plural of Bunsen pile is Bunsen piles.

Words near Bunsen pile in the dictionary

  1. Bunsen burners
  2. Bunsen cell
  3. Bunsen cells
  4. Bunsen coefficient
  5. Bunsen coefficients
  6. Bunsen pile
  7. Bunsen piles
  8. Bunsen reaction
  9. Bunsen reactions
  10. bunsenite
  11. Bunsens

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