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Leclanché cell
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English
Etymology
en French electrical engineer Georges Leclanché Georges Leclanché 1839 1882.
Noun
A battery (invented and patented in 1866) with an ammonium chloride electrolyte, a carbon cathode, a manganese dioxide depolarizer, and a zinc anode; a self-contained earth battery later adapted to the manufacture of dry cells.