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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen);


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

electrolytic cell n 1: a cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen) [ant: galvanic cell, primary cell, voltaic cell]