electrocyte

British

/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌsaɪt /

noun

zoology a specialized muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity, as found in an electric organ

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Now, Michael Mayer and colleagues have developed a hydrogel-based system that mimics the electrocyte mechanism and could be used as a soft power source for robotics.

From Nature ● Dec. 12, 2017

Certain fish exploited that by transforming ordinary muscle cells into a larger type of cell called an electrocyte that generates vastly higher voltages.

From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2014

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