a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

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Subway trains need a lot of electricity to get going, turning electricity into kinetic energy, the energy of movement.

The only electricity he used was for lights and refrigerator.

Electricity is a particularly high-grade form of energy and to use it for space heating seems almost criminal to me.

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Subway trains need a lot of electricity to get going, turning electricity into kinetic energy, the energy of movement.

The only electricity he used was for lights and refrigerator.

Electricity is a particularly high-grade form of energy and to use it for space heating seems almost criminal to me.

Electricity theft is not only dangerous, but it weakens power delivery systems around the world.

Wind-generated electricity is not enormously more expensive than electricity generated from fossil fuel combustion.

Both forms of energy can be converted into electricity.

Hydrogen is used by fuel cells to generate electricity without generating those nasty greenhouse gases.

The difficulty is that electricity is hard to store.

And those who lack electricity at home are forced to study in public parks.

Thereafter, his electricity cost would fall near to nothing.

Converting waste heat into electricity cuts power costs around the world.

Replacing wood and coal with electricity could help reduce poverty and pollution.

Human beings need cars for transportation and electricity for their houses which also emit carbon.

The steam thereafter is channeled to a steam turbine generator to produce electricity.

Computers crash, electricity goes out, and servers go down.

Still, unlike electricity from traditional sources, wind power is not always available on demand.

Saving electricity requires either conserving or improving efficiency.

Since its discovery, electricity has helped humans make labor and tools more efficient.

Tiwa-speaking people maintain their traditional way of life and do not use electricity or plumbing.

Electricity that is transferred wirelessly between two electromagnetic coils resonating at the same frequency.

Life in the woods without electricity is really disgusting.

Much of the world gets its electricity from big, inefficient and dirty power plants situated far from consumers.

Nanotechnology scientists are working to generate electricity from raindrops.

Cheap, durable, efficient devices are needed to generate a significant amount of electricity from the sun.

Look for other, more environmentally friendly ways to generate electricity.

The fact you're powered by electricity is irrelevant as far as what you do while flying.

The fleet itself is fairly inexpensive to operate, and for years has been a source of cheap electricity.

Cost of electricity will go up and the original notion of inexpensive operation will be dispelled.

There are many ways to reduce your consumption of electricity and save on your power bills at home.

The problem with generating electricity by harnessing the wind is that it doesn't always blow.

It might not help with employment in the utah town but it would ease the drain on the river and give clean electricity.

The electricity meter is one of those things that homeowners scarcely think about.

In other words they eat flesh and vegetation rather than bein plugged into electricity.

It was a hybrid car that relied on both batteries and a generator to produce electricity for its motors.

Slay the energy vampire to reduce your household electricity consumption.

Nuclear power supplies a sixth of the world's electricity.

If operators don't have to worry about unexpected crises, they'll be able to transmit more electricity to their customers.

Electricity generated via solar panels, on the other hand, produces no carbon dioxide emissions at all.

And they found that drawing electricity from the grid after-hours is best.

Hydropower is electricity generated using the energy of moving water.

But instead of getting electricity from a wall socket, the first jolt comes from a small solar panel.

Scientists have harnessed a group of naturally occurring bacteria to generate electricity from organic material in mud.

What if the electricity were generated by wind or solar.

Scientists have invented a backpack that creates enough electricity to power seven portable gadgets at once.

Scientists say they have generated clean, renewable electricity from the bacteria-rich fluids found inside cow stomachs.

Saving money and environmental resources through water and electricity conservation is the green way to go in more ways than one.

These are the carbon emissions factors used for electricity generation from each of the states.

Each bolt can contain up to one billion volts of electricity.

Hybrid chargers can be plugged in and are capable of automatically switching between solar power and home electricity.

And they deliver electricity more cheaply than gas or coal plants.

It is the first time in the world that electricity directly from a tidal current has been fed into a power grid.

The world's islands rely heavily on pricey, polluting diesel oil for electricity.

Also avoid using landline phones, televisions, and other appliances that conduct electricity.

Wind turbines, also called windmills, harness the power of the wind to produce electricity.

But the true costs, from worker exploitation to pollution, are not measured by electricity meters.

Our calculator includes only electricity use at home, not oil or other heating fuels.

And, although it didn't seem to matter at the time, it used less electricity and extended the life of the bulb.

Most come from the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories and electricity production.

Photovoltaics convert sunlight directly into electricity.

People have reported seeing small, glowing spheres of electricity for centuries.

Purchase environmentally friendly green power electricity.

These translate the old-fashioned muscle power of hand and wrist into electricity.

Amazed by the important role the cans play in triggering energy to produce electricity.

Ask students to suggest a number of ways that electricity is produced around the world and to write them on the board.

Officials are asking residents to conserve electricity as searing heat.

With prices for oil, natural gas, and electricity all expected to.

But, in their efforts to maximise small-scale electricity generation and reach.

The inventors' battle over the delivery of electricity was an epic power play.

We've achieved that with an extensive solar system to supplement electricity and water heating.

Researchers are experimenting with devices that can pull electricity from.

For other electricity trades, done either directly or through brokers, no prices or volumes are published.

More electricity will be required to power electric vehicles, and more must be renewable.

Budding technologies seek to turn kinetic energy created by the human body into electricity for battery-powered devices.

Exhibits on health, sound, motion and electricity add to the fun of learning.

Google aims to offset the dirty electricity used in its data centers by buying clean energy elsewhere on the grid.

Scientists attempt to harness the power of microbes to produce electricity and fuels.

Many tout fuel cells as the answer to our energy woes, but capturing hydrogen gas requires great amounts of electricity.

But wind is only an interim stop on the way to a world where electricity no longer relies on fossil fuels.

Much of the country's electricity comes from burning coal, which releases millions of tons per year.

Your website keeps sucking electricity even when your mom's not reading it.

Power generators went into electricity distribution, and water companies seemed to flow everywhere.

People may think that with the time shift, they are conserving electricity otherwise spent on lighting.

Corky is a self-charging mouse, turning your clicks and flicks into electricity.

Maybe it was their electricity that broke her coffee pot.

High energy use means high electricity bills, which can reduce the.

Researchers use carbon nanotubes and electricity to coax the growth of stronger, bone-cushioning tissue.

Electricity blackouts are not welcome when you're in the middle of brewing thousands of gallons of blond and brown ales.

Photovoltaic cells will generate some of the electricity for the building.

And when the lights go out more often and/or price of electricity goes through the roof there will be an outcry to build them.

Electricity generation also accounts for one third of the state's carbon dioxide emissions.

But then you realize oh my goodness, it's creating electricity.

In fact, they may remake electricity as well as transport.

The innovative device pulls electricity from overhead wires,.

Fuel cells, which mix hydrogen with oxygen to produce electricity and water, were the darlings of the technological world.

Electricity really is the ideal form of propulsion for the automobile because it is clean and quiet.

Reducing the amount of electricity the average home uses is a simple, direct method of decreasing emissions that cause acid rain.

That's because it doesn't blow all the time, and the electricity produced during blustery periods can't be easily stored.

Reversing his effect of using a magnet and electricity to create motion, he used a magnet and motion to generate electricity.

But the electricity does not come from public utility lines.

Solar panels convert the sun's energy into electricity.

As the water boils, the pan uses excess heat to generate electricity.

Grappling hooks attached to siphon electricity from low-hanging power lines.

Solar photovoltaic panels produce direct-current electricity.

Hydrogen could then be stored until needed to power a car or provide electricity to a home.

Heating and cooling your home uses energy in the form of electricity or natural gas.

Compact fluorescent lamps use less electricity and produce less waste heat than incandescent bulbs.

With tax incentives, solar electricity can often pay for itself in five to ten years.

Solar energy warms the water in swimming pools, heats homes and can be converted into electricity.

These produce electricity when sun light hits them.

The towers and turbines that turn wind into electricity come in different sizes to meet different needs.

Build your own solar-powered models and discover how solar cells generate electricity from light.

Using solar energy to generate electricity is not the only way to take advantage of free energy from the sun to heat your home.

Sunlight is free energy, but the equipment that captures it and turns it into usable electricity can be costly.

Collect trash, burn it, and then generate electricity.

Repelling a rocket with a blast of electricity while grinding on a telephone wire.

The electricity generated to power air conditioning carries both global and personal health consequences.

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World English Dictionary

electricity (ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ, ˌiːlɛk-)

—n
1.	any phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons, ions, or other charged particles
2.	the science concerned with electricity
3.	an electric current or charge: a motor powered by electricity
4.	emotional tension or excitement, esp between or among people

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electricity

1640s (Browne), from electric + -ity.

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electricity

(ĭ-lěk-trĭs'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key

The collection of physical effects related to the force and motion of electrically charged particles, typically electrons, through or across matter and space. See also circuit , conductor , electric potential.
Electric current, or a source of electric current.
A buildup of electric charge. See also static electricity.

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electricity definition

A flow of electrical charges, such as electrons, through a conductor.

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