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Downs cell

Downs cell noun: an electrochemical cell with a carbon anode, an iron cathode, and a liquid sodium chloride electrolyte, used for the commercial preparation of metallic sodium.

Noun

Downs cell (plural Downs cells)

  1. An electrochemical cell with a carbon anode, an iron cathode, and a liquid sodium chloride electrolyte, used for the commercial preparation of metallic sodium.

Downs cell meaning in Tamil

Downs cell in Tamil

டான் மின்கலம்

Forms of Downs cell

pluralDowns cells

Origin of Downs cell

Invented in 1923 by the American chemist James Cloyd Downs (1885–1957).

Questions about Downs cell

What does Downs cell mean?
Downs cell means an electrochemical cell with a carbon anode, an iron cathode, and a liquid sodium chloride electrolyte, used for the commercial preparation of metallic sodium.
What is Downs cell in Tamil?
Downs cell in Tamil is டான் மின்கலம். See Downs cell meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Downs cell?
Downs cell is a noun.
What is the plural of Downs cell?
The plural of Downs cell is Downs cells.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Downs cell (page history and authors); downs cell (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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