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cadmium cell

–noun Electricity.
a cell with mercury and cadmium electrodes in a cadmium sulfate electrolyte, used to supply an accurate voltage for electronic measurements.
Compare Weston cell.


Origin:
1905–10
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cadmium cell

noun
a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) [syn: Weston cell
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