depolarizer
[ dee-poh-luh-rahy-zer ]
noun
a substance added to the electrolyte of an electric cell or battery to remove gas collected at the electrodes.
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Black oxide of copper is another solid depolarizer, employed in the Lalande cell.
This acts as a depolarizer, that is, it combines with the hydrogen to form water.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThis acid is used as the "depolarizer" in the "Grove" and in the "Bunsen" cell.
Electric Bells and All About Them | S. R. BottoneEither bichromate of potash or bichromate of soda can be used as a depolarizer.
Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity | Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. JohnIn other forms the carbon electrode has moulded with it the manganese depolarizer.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 | Kempster Miller
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