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- (Elec.) A zinc-carbon cell in which the zinc (amalgamated) is surrounded by dilute sulphuric acid, and the carbon by nitric acid or a chromic acid mixture, the two plates being separated by a porous cup.
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- noun chemistry An early
electrical battery usingzinc andgraphite in dilutechromic acid
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named for Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
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