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Downs cell
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English
Etymology
Invented in 1923 by the American chemist James Cloyd Downs (1885–1957).
Noun
An electrochemical cell with a carbon anode, an iron cathode, and a liquid sodium chloride electrolyte, used for the commercial preparation of metallic sodium.
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