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NICKEL-IRON BATTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts
Synonyms:
nickel-iron accumulator; nickel-iron battery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("nickel-iron battery" is a kind of...):
accumulator; storage battery (a voltaic battery that stores electric charge)
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