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Galvanic cell

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Noun
  1. 1
    A device that produces an electric current through simultaneous oxidation and reduction reactions occurring at two connected half cells.
  2. 2
    an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged wordnet

Etymology

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

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