nickel-cadmium battery

[ nik-uhl-kad-mee-uhm ]

/ ˈnɪk əlˈkæd mi əm /

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noun

a storage battery, with an alkaline electrolyte, having nickel oxide as the positive element and cadmium as the negative.

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Also called nicad, NiCd battery.

Words nearby nickel-cadmium battery

nickel, nickel acetate, nickel-and-dime, Nickel Belt , nickel bloom, nickel-cadmium battery, nickel carbonyl, Nickel Centre, nickelic, nickelic oxide, nickeliferous

How to use nickel-cadmium battery in a sentence

I was already over forty, had hardly a nickel in my pocket and this was the biggest break in my life.
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His charges include pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, rape, and sexual battery.
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An English battery came thundering down the road to take up a fresh position and assist in covering the retreat.
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