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Leclanché cells

Leclanché cells is the plural of Leclanché cell.

Meaning of Leclanché cell

Noun

Leclanché cell (plural Leclanché cells)

  1. A battery (invented and patented in 1866) with an ammonium chloride electrolyte, a carbon cathode, a manganese dioxide depolarizer, and a zinc anode; a self-contained earth battery later adapted to the manufacture of dry cells.

Questions about Leclanché cells

What is Leclanché cells the plural of?
Leclanché cells is the plural of Leclanché cell.

Words near Leclanché cells in the dictionary

  1. Leclair
  2. Leclaire
  3. Leclaires
  4. Leclairs
  5. Leclanché cell
  6. Leclanché cells
  7. Leclerc
  8. Leclere
  9. Lecleres
  10. Leclert
  11. Lecompte

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