half-cell

[ haf-sel, hahf- ]

nounElectricity.
  1. a single electrode, generally a metal, immersed in a container filled with an electrolyte, and having a specific electrical potential for a given combination of electrode and electrolyte.

Origin of half-cell

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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