English Explanatory Dictionary

galvanic cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A device that produces an electric current through simultaneous oxidation and reduction reactions occurring at two connected half cells.

Word forms

galvanic cell galvanic cells

Etymology

Named after Italian physicist Luigi Galvani, who made early experiments in electricity.

Synonyms

voltaic cell

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